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noun
- 1. the principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space: "the house has a half-timbered facade" Similar
- 2. a deceptive outward appearance: "her flawless public facade masked private despair" Similar
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FAÇADE definition: 1. the front of a building, especially a large or attractive building: 2. a false appearance that…. Learn more.
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
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 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 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. [usually singular] the way that someone or something appears to be, which is different from the way someone or something really is She managed to maintain a facade of indifference. They seem happy together, but it's all a facade. Squalor and poverty lay behind the city's glittering facade.
Definition of facade noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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]
facade. 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.
the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one. 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. Also, fa•çade′.
