Guise
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈgaɪz/
- Rhymes: -aɪz
- Homophones: guys
Origin 1
From Middle English guise, gise, gyse, from Old French guisse, guise, vise ("guise, manner, way"), from Old Frankish *wÄ«sa ("manner, way, fashion"), from Proto-Germanic *wÄ«sÇ ("manner, way"), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ("to see, view, behold, perceive"). Cognate with Old High German wÄ«sa ("way, manner"), Old English wÄ«se ("wise, way, fashion, custom, habit, manner"). More at wise.
Full definition of guise
Noun
guise
(plural guises)- Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
- 1924, Aristotle. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at:
- External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.
- Misleading appearance; cover, cloak.Under the guise of patriotism
- 2013, Russell Brand, Russell Brand and the GQ awards:
'It's amazing how absurd it seems' (in The Guardian, 13 September 2013)http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/sep/13/russell-brand-gq-awards-hugo-bossOught we be concerned that our rights to protest are being continually eroded under the guise of enhancing our safety?