guise

Meaning

way

Concepts

guise

pretence

pretext

manner

pretense

shape

way

a

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A

🅰️

conduct

fashion

Synonyms

allure

bon plaisir

fantaisie

forme

prétention

prétexte

procédé

style

Translations

tavır

guisa

guisa

tarz

apariencia

Weise

guisa

trend

Verhalten

aparença

maschera

😷

mode

manto

goeddunken

inganno

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡiz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: guise

Inherited from Old French: guisse

Cognate with Old High German: wīsa

Cognate with Old English: wīse

In summary

Inherited from Middle French guise, from Old French guisse, guise, vise (“guise, manner, way”), from Old Frankish *wīsa (“manner, way, fashion”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsǭ (“manner, way”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, view, behold, perceive”). Cognate with Old High German wīsa (“way, manner”), Old English wīse (“wise, way, fashion, custom, habit, manner”). More at wise.