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mummery

/ˈmʌm.ər.i/

Übersetzung: Substantiv, das sinnlose Zeremonien, pretentiöse Rituale, Maskerade oder unaufrichtige Schmeichelei und Getue bezeichnet.

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C2formalcommon/ˈmʌm.ər.i/

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A noun referring to meaningless ceremonies, pretentious rituals, or insincere flattery and fuss.

  • 🇩🇪Substantiv, das sinnlose Zeremonien, pretentiöse Rituale, Maskerade oder unaufrichtige Schmeichelei und Getue bezeichnet.
  1. Meaningless ceremony or flattery C2 formal

    Elaborate but empty or insincere rituals, performances, or praise.

    • The corporate meeting was full of mummery and no real decisions.
    • He saw through the mummery of the official ceremony.
    • The court was filled with mummery and flattery for the king.

    🇩🇪Leere Zeremonie

    Synonyme: charadefarceflummeryhumbugmockerypageantrypantomimepretensesham

    Antonyme: genuinenessmeaningfulnesssinceritysubstance

  • mummeries plural form
  • mummeries' possessive plural form
  • mummery's possessive singular form