facade
The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
Other meanings
The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
Synonyms
- frontal
A kind of
- front
Related words
- counterfacade
- facadal
- facadectomy
- facaded
- facadism
- facade pattern
- facading
Word history
From Latin "faciēs" (face).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “facade” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.