What is another word for mummery?
Pronunciation:
[ mˈʌməɹi], [ mˈʌməɹi], [ m_ˈʌ_m_ə_ɹ_i]
Related words: mummer, mummery, mummers, mummers' play, mummers' parade, king of the mummers
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Synonyms for Mummery:
n.
• communication (noun) • formality (noun) • ha-ha (noun) • hocus-pocus (noun)- fraud,
- trick,
- chicanery,
- cheating,
- smoke and mirrors,
- delusion,
- gibberish,
- mumbo jumbo,
- magic,
- Hocuspocus,
- sleight of hand,
- jargon,
- incantation,
- conjuring,
- Hocus,
- gobbledegook,
- charm,
- magic words,
- abracadabra,
- artifice,
- mystification,
- spell,
- hoax,
- trickery,
- cant,
- deception,
- magic word,
- open sesame,
- monkey business,
- humbug,
- imposture,
- deceit,
- Occultism,
- rigmarole,
- chant,
- legerdemain,
- juggling,
- flimflam,
- swindle.
- jape,
- lark,
- laugh,
- caper,
- pleasantry,
- prank,
- vagary,
- spree,
- escapade,
- farce,
- antic,
- epigram,
- jest,
- drollery,
- rib,
- play,
- one-liner,
- witticism,
- burlesque,
- quirk,
- horseplay,
- sally,
- raillery,
- saw,
- mischief,
- shenanigan,
- humor,
- payoff,
- snow job,
- yarn,
- whimsy,
- monkeyshine,
- stunt,
- parody,
- hoodwinking,
- wisecrack,
- gambol,
- frolic,
- caprice,
- game,
- revel,
- put-on,
- tomfoolery,
- gag,
- pun,
- clowning.
- cloak,
- impersonation,
- festivity,
- guise,
- front,
- carnival,
- pose,
- Mardi Gras,
- masked ball,
- mask,
- subterfuge,
- cover,
- facade,
- color,
- cover-up,
- pretense,
- veil,
- costume,
- screen,
- masking,
- show,
- circus.
- conventionalism,
- chestnut,
- repartee,
- buffoonery,
- chestnuts,
- shaggy-dog story,
- bunk,
- joke,
- meaninglessness,
- sport,
- hokum,
- bon mot,
- masquerade,
- ha-ha,
- domino,
- Mummeries,
- personations,
- conventionalisms,
- jokes,
- nonsensicality,
- dominos,
- formality,
- cover up,
- PUNS,
- personation,
- dissimulation,
- formalism,
- coverup,
- costume ball,
- punctiliousness,
- formalisms,
- nonsense,
- Buffooneries,
- dominoes.
Other synonyms:
• exhibition • Other relevant words (noun):- camouflage,
- graduation,
- disguise,
- liturgy,
- religious ceremony,
- joviality,
- performing,
- oiliness,
- lip service,
- snuffling,
- affectation,
- unction,
- fun,
- exercise,
- ritual,
- inaugural,
- initiation,
- formal,
- religiosity,
- Vizard,
- sanctimony,
- rite of passage,
- pecksniffery,
- service,
- insincerity,
- dumb show,
- false front,
- miming,
- mouth honor,
- playacting,
- stage directions,
- slapstick,
- deceiver,
- piousness,
- mimicry,
- masque,
- incognito,
- false face,
- falseness,
- rite de passage,
- snivel,
- false piety,
- Mimicking,
- jocosity,
- stage business,
- ceremonial,
- mirth,
- poppycock,
- pietism,
- sanctimoniousness,
- representation,
- false colors,
- ham,
- Jovialness,
- characterization,
- mimesis,
- hocus-pocus,
- visor,
- mime,
- snuffle,
- hypocrisy,
- solemnity,
- solemnization,
- portrayal,
- convocation,
- piety,
- function,
- Pharisaicalness,
- playing,
- patter,
- celebration,
- Mouthing,
- heyday,
- performance,
- Exercises,
- jocoseness,
- Boutade,
- solemn mockery,
- rite,
- overacting,
- office,
- protective coloration,
- Disguisement,
- acting,
- hypocriticalness,
- business,
- tokenism,
- laughter,
- smokescreen,
- commencement,
- jollity,
- Religionism,
- Self-righteousness,
- inauguration,
- borrowed plumes,
- baccalaureate service,
- wit,
- smoke screen,
- pantomiming,
- projection,
- quip,
- Pharisaism,
- pantomime,
- observance,
- hoke,
- unctuousness.
How to use "Mummery" in context?
The word "mummery" is derived from the Old French word mummer, meaning "drunkard." The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines it as "drunken or drugged fooling or pranking; an excess of fun." While the definition may seem lighthearted, the history of mummery is full of dark, dangerous traditions.
Mummery has its roots in ancient fertility rites and celebrations. It was used to promote fertility and link the earth to the underworld.
Homophones for Mummery:
- memory, marrow, monomer, mimir, menorrhea, mwera, Mary Ii, moire, moore, maria, maori, moneyer, meniere, mayer, miry, murre, monroe, Moro, marri, moirai, morrow, moray, meir, maimer, mara, munro, moor, mammary, moaner, minor, mimer, mayor, miri, moon-ray, mari, monario, menhir, menura, miro, mummer, mirror, marry, myanmar, man hour, muir, Mary I, menurae, Mr., manner, murrow, moon ray, mare, more, mri, mohria, mr, murray, mire, moirae, mary, memoir, myrrh, merry, maar, mere, monera, manor, manure, mar, menorah, mower, mainer, mohair, miner.
Hyponym for Mummery:
n.
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communication
nonsense, nonsensicality, hokum, bunk, meaninglessness.
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communication
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