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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.
The meaning of FACADE is the front of a building; also : any face of a building given special architectural treatment. How to use facade in a sentence. A Brief History of Facade.
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.
FAÇADE definition: 1. the front of a building, especially a large or attractive building: 2. a false appearance that…. Learn more.
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.
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.
A facade is an outward appearance which is deliberately false and gives you a wrong impression about someone or something.
noun [ C ] ( also façade) uk / fəˈsɑːd / us. facade noun [C] (APPEARANCE) Add to word list. a false appearance: Behind that amiable facade, he's a deeply unpleasant man. facade noun [C] (BUILDING) the front of a large building: the gallery's elegant 18th century facade.
n. 1. a. the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one. b. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly. 2. a superficial appearance of something.
Jun 16, 2024 · (by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ. ( figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance. Synonyms: appearance, cover, front, guise, pretence; see also Thesaurus: fake. ( programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern .
1. a. the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one. b. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly. 2. a superficial appearance of something. [1650–60; < French < Upper Italian faciada, Italian facciata, derivative of faccia face]
