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facade
noun fa·cade \fə-ˈsäd\
: the front of a building
: a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation
Full Definition of FACADE
1
: the front of a building; also : any face of a building given special architectural treatment <a museum's east facade>
2
: a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect
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Variants of FACADE
fa·cade also fa·çade \fə-ˈsäd\
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Examples of FACADE
- “I mean, don't you find yourself being extra careful about what you say and how you say it? As if you have to be this phony, put on a facade, because you don't want to give them the wrong impression?” —Terry McMillan, Waiting to Exhale, 1992
- When I watched him in motion picture roles after the war, I knew there was something of honest substance behind that acting façade. —Andrew A. Rooney, And More by Andy Rooney, (1979) 1982
- … but his magic power of concentration was gone. All the façades he built up between himself and his desperate love never entirely hid it. —May Sarton, Shadow of a Man, 1950
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Origin of FACADE
French façade, from Italian facciata, from faccia face, from Vulgar Latin *facia
First Known Use: circa 1681
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Rhymes with FACADE
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FACADE Defined for Kids
facade
noun fa·cade \fə-ˈsäd\
Definition of FACADE for Kids
: the face or front of a building
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