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- DictionaryFa·cade/fəˈsäd/
noun
- 1. the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space.
Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word facade, which can mean the front of a building or a false appearance. See examples of facade in sentences and related words.
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Learn the meaning of façade as a noun in English, with synonyms, pronunciation and translations. Find out how to use façade to describe the front of a building or a false appearance.
Facade is used literally to describe a decorative, showy, or onrate piece of architecture that frames the front of a building, as in The architect who designed this building used a showy facade on it to help it stand out from nearby buildings.
A facade is the front of a building, or a kind of front people put up emotionally. If you're mad but acting happy, you're putting up a facade.
A façade or facade (/ f ə ˈ s ɑː d / ⓘ; [1]) is generally the front part or exterior of a building. It is a loanword from the French façade (pronounced), which means "frontage" or "face". In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important aspect from a design standpoint, as it sets the tone for the rest of the building.
A facade is an outward appearance which is deliberately false and gives you a wrong impression about someone or something. They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a facade of family togetherness.
facade. the front of a building. [usually singular] the way that somebody/something appears to be, which is different from the way somebody/something really is. She managed to maintain a facade of indifference. They seem happy together, but it’s all a facade.
