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adjective
- 1. having two sharply contrasting aspects or characteristics: "the Janus-faced nature of American society"
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Learn the meaning of Janus-faced, an adjective that describes something or someone with two contrasting aspects, especially duplicity or hypocrisy. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
Janus-faced means having two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, or having two contrasting aspects. It can also mean two-faced, deceitful, or aware of polarities. See examples, pronunciation, and word origin.
Janus-faced means possessing two different natures or characters, deceitful, two-faced or insincere. However, note that the first definition of the term is of two characters, which is not a negative attribute but simply a dichotomy. Janus-faced is primarily a British English word.
Janus-faced means having two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, as the Roman deity Janus. It can also mean having two contrasting aspects, being two-faced, or seeing different and contrasting aspects.
Definitions of Janus-faced. adjective. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another. synonyms: ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, two-faced. dishonest, dishonorable.
Janus is a primordial deity in ancient Roman religion and myth, usually depicted as having two faces. He presided over the beginning and ending of conflict, war and peace, and the month of January is named for him.
Janus-faced means having or showing two opposite or contrasting aspects, especially in a hypocritical or deceitful way. Find out the origin, usage and examples of this adjective, and explore its synonyms and antonyms in the thesaurus.
Janus-faced means having two faces, two aspects, or two characteristics that are opposite or contrasting. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of this adjective from Infoplease dictionary.
Janus-faced definition: Hypocritical.
insincere or deceitful a Janus-faced politician Examples He was the committee man selectively dealing out the Janus-faced news. Australian Containment needs better friends than the Janus-faced House of Saud.
