facade

or fa·çade

[ fuh-sahd, fa- ]
/ fəˈsɑd, fæ- /
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noun

Architecture.
  1. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one.
  2. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
a superficial appearance or illusion of something: They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth.

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Origin of facade

1650–60; < French < Upper Italian faciada, Italian facciata, equivalent to facci(a) face + -ata -ade1

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fabular, fabulate, fabulist, fabulous, fac., facade, facadism, faccp, facd, face, face angle

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Words related to facade

front, color, exterior, veneer, frontage, semblance, look, show, mask, phony, face, disguise, bluff, fake, guise, put-on, pretense, beard

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British Dictionary definitions for facade

façade

facade

/ (fəˈsɑːd, fæ-) /

noun

the face of a building, esp the main front
a front or outer appearance, esp a deceptive one

Word Origin for façade

C17: from French, from Italian facciata, from faccia face