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facade
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
facade
(noun)
facade
noun
or
façade
/fə
ˈ
sɑːd/
plural
facades
or
facades
facade
noun
or
façade
/fə
ˈ
sɑːd/
plural
facades
or
facades
Britannica Dictionary definition of FACADE
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1
:
the front of a building
the
facade
of the bank
the windowless
façade
of the skyscraper
a brick
facade
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2
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a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation
They were trying to preserve the
facade
of a happy marriage.
I could sense the hostility lurking behind her polite
facade
.
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