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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
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 also a superficial appearance or an illusion, which can be literal or figurative.
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 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.
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]
Definition of facade noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
FACADE meaning: 1 : the front of a building; 2 : a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation.
facade meaning, definition, what is facade: the front of a building, especially a la...: Learn more.
facade noun [C] (BUILDING) the front of a large building: the gallery's elegant 18th century facade. (Definition of facade from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
