Cloaked — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hide under a false appearance

cover as if with clothing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔstuːmz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪətəʊθˌɛɹəpi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪətəʊθˌɛɹəpi/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɔstuːmz/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

robe dissemble mantled disguised cloak clothed masked drape clothe mask draped wrapped

Parts of Speech

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”
adjective	having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading “hidden agenda”
adjective	covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak “leaf-clothed trees”

Word Forms

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

getarnt

unter einem falschen Schein verstecken

🇫🇷French

masqué

se cacher sous une fausse apparence

🇪🇸Spanish

encapotado

esconderse bajo una apariencia falsa

🇮🇹Italian

ammantato

nascondersi sotto false apparenze

🇳🇱Dutch

gehuld

zich verbergen onder een valse schijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

camuflado

esconder-se sob uma falsa aparência

🇷🇺Russian

замаскированный

спрятаться под фальшивой внешностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आच्छादित

झूठी दिखावे के नीचे छिप जाओ

🇮🇳Tamil

மூடிய

தவறான தோற்றத்தின் கீழ் மறைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కప్పబడిన

తప్పుడు ప్రదర్శన కింద దాచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कपडे घातलेले

खोट्या देखाव्याखाली लपवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઢગલાબંધ

ખોટા દેખાવ હેઠળ છુપાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಚ್ಚಿಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

ಸುಳ್ಳು ನೋಟದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮರೆಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവരണം ചെയ്തു

തെറ്റായ രൂപത്തിൽ മറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

ਇੱਕ ਝੂਠੀ ਦਿੱਖ ਹੇਠ ਓਹਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

پوشیدہ

ایک جھوٹی ظاہری شکل کے تحت چھپائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

披着斗篷的

隐藏在虚假的外表下

🇯🇵Japanese

覆いをした

偽りの外見の下に隠れる

🇰🇷Korean

망토를 입은

거짓된 모습으로 숨다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

che giấu

ẩn dưới vẻ ngoài giả tạo

🇹🇭Thai

ปิดบัง

ซ่อนตัวภายใต้รูปลักษณ์อันจอมปลอม

🇮🇩Indonesian

berjubah

bersembunyi di bawah penampilan palsu

🇵🇭Filipino

nakabalabal

magtago sa ilalim ng huwad na anyo

🇲🇾Malay

berjubah

bersembunyi di bawah rupa palsu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مغطى بعباءة

إخفاء تحت مظهر كاذب

🇮🇷Persian

روپوش

زیر ظاهری دروغین پنهان شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

gizlenmiş

sahte bir görünümün altına saklanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מכוסה

להסתתר תחת חזות כוזבת

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