Facade
[fə'sɑːd] or [fə'sɑd]
Definition
(noun.) the face or front of a building.
(noun.) a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant.
Editor: Sheldon--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.
Editor: Priscilla
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Fr.] Front (of a building), face, elevation, front view.
Editor: Terence
Examples
- They were just beneath the wide white facade, with its rich restraint of line, which suggested the clever corseting of a redundant figure. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She looked across at the flat-house with its marble porch and pseudo-Georgian facade. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- His facade is a complete architectural meal; if he had omitted a style his friends might have thought the money had given out. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Typed by Deirdre