Meanings
nounmasked ball (plural masked balls)
plural masked balls
- A ball (formal dance) in which the dancers wear masks or fancy dress.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna ball at which guests wear costumes and masks
Similar
masquerade ballfancy-dress ball
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 假面舞會 /假面舞会
- 假面舞會 /假面舞会 (jiǎmiàn wǔhuì)a formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Esperanto maskobalo
- maskobaloa formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Finnish naamiaiset
- naamiaiseta formal dance with dancers wearing masks
French bal masqué
- bal masquéa formal dance with dancers wearing masks
German Maskenball
- Maskenballa formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Hungarian álarcosbál
- álarcosbála formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Italian ballo in maschera
- ballo in mascheraa formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Norwegian Bokmål maskeball
- maskeballa formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Persian بال ماسکه
- بال ماسکه (bâl-mâske)a formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Polish bal maskowy
- bal maskowya formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Romanian bal mascat
- bal mascata formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Russian бал-маскара́д
- бал-маскара́д (bal-maskarád)a formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Turkish maskeli balo
- maskeli baloa formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Ukrainian бал-маскара́д
- бал-маскара́д (bal-maskarád)a formal dance with dancers wearing masks
Cite this entry
APA
masked ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masked%20ball
MLA
“masked ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masked%20ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masked ball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masked%20ball.
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