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adjective
- 1. having two sharply contrasting aspects or characteristics: "the Janus-faced nature of American society"
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The meaning of JANUS-FACED is having two contrasting aspects; especially : duplicitous, two-faced.
Janus-faced definition: having two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, as the Roman deity Janus.. See examples of JANUS-FACED used in a sentence.
1. having two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, as the Roman deity Janus. 2. having two contrasting aspects, as the alternation of mood in a capricious person. 3. two-faced; deceitful. 4. aware of or concerned with polarities; seeing different and contrasting aspects. a Janus-faced view of history. 5.
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-faced - having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past; "Janus the two-faced god". two-faced. faced - having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination; "a neatly faced terrace".
Synonyms for JANUS-FACED: double, fake, lip, pretended, strained, hypocritical, hollow, superficial; Antonyms of JANUS-FACED: genuine, sincere, honest, artless, candid, heartfelt, unfeigned, open
Jun 13, 2024 · 1. having two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, as the Roman deity Janus. 2. having two contrasting aspects, as the alternation of mood in a capricious person. 3. two-faced; deceitful. 4. aware of or concerned with polarities; seeing different and contrasting aspects. a Janus-faced view of history. 5.
