Cloak — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

anything that covers or conceals

a loose outer garment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔstuːmˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪətɪʃənz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪətɪʃənz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɔstuːmˌɛɹi/.

Examples

He masked his disappointment
the mountain was clothed in tropical trees
cloaked monks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

robe dissemble drape clothe mask

Parts of Speech

noun	anything that covers or conceals
noun	a loose outer garment
verb	hide under a false appearance “He masked his disappointment”
verb	cover as if with clothing “the mountain was clothed in tropical trees”
verb	cover with or as if with a cloak “cloaked monks”

Word Forms

cloak	verb	hide under a false appearance
cloak	noun	anything that covers or conceals
mask	noun	activity that tries to conceal something
masking	noun	the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mantel

alles, was bedeckt oder verbirgt

🇫🇷French

manteau

tout ce qui couvre ou cache

🇪🇸Spanish

capa

cualquier cosa que cubra u oculte

🇮🇹Italian

mantello

tutto ciò che copre o nasconde

🇳🇱Dutch

mantel

alles wat bedekt of verhult

🇵🇹Portuguese

capa

qualquer coisa que cubra ou esconda

🇷🇺Russian

плащ

все, что закрывает или скрывает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लबादा

कुछ भी जो ढकता या छिपाता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

চাদর

ঢেকে বা গোপন করে এমন কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

மேலங்கி

மறைக்கும் அல்லது மறைக்கும் எதையும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంగీ

కప్పి ఉంచే లేదా దాచిపెట్టే ఏదైనా

🇮🇳Marathi

झगा

काहीही झाकून ठेवते किंवा लपवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડગલો

કંઈપણ જે આવરી લે છે અથવા છુપાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲಂಗಿ

ಆವರಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಮರೆಮಾಚುವ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മേലങ്കി

മറയ്ക്കുകയോ മറയ്ക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന എന്തും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਾਦਰ

ਕੁਝ ਵੀ ਜੋ ਢੱਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਛੁਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چادر

کوئی بھی چیز جو ڈھکتی ہے یا چھپاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

披风

任何覆盖或隐藏的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

マント

覆ったり隠したりするもの

🇰🇷Korean

망토

덮거나 숨기는 모든 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

áo choàng

bất cứ điều gì che đậy hoặc che giấu

🇹🇭Thai

ปิดบัง

สิ่งใดก็ตามที่ปิดบังหรือปกปิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

jubah

segala sesuatu yang menutupi atau menyembunyikan

🇵🇭Filipino

balabal

anumang bagay na nagtatakip o nagtatago

🇲🇾Malay

jubah

apa-apa yang menutup atau menyembunyikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عباءة

أي شيء يغطي أو يخفي

🇮🇷Persian

شنل

هر چیزی که بپوشاند یا پنهان کند

🇹🇷Turkish

pelerin

kapsayan veya gizleyen herhangi bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

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