Definitions
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- noun The face of a building, especially the front.
- noun figuratively A
deceptive outward appearance.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lining the top of the facade is the famous quote: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."
Nick Carr: Open House New York: Exploring the (Nearly!) Empty Post Office Building on 8th Ave Nick Carr 2010
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The only person who can get past your facade is the man who is witty enough to spar with you, and be amused at your blatant attempts to scare your suitors away.
color quiz! 2003
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Do you think lying to the public to maintain a nice facade is the right thing to do?
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The south facade is a curiously flat and blocky affair, only partly leavened by the awkward, two-bay, single-column upper arcade, the unsatisfactorily cinched lower entablature, the four eccentric little ground-floor windows, and the raised platform supporting it all.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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Do you think lying to the public to maintain a nice facade is the right thing to do?
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The facade is great, actually it creates a very interesting game of lights and shadows in the indside.
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But underneath all the facade is truth and a love for our freedom.
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Along the main front the facade is protected by a long slice of public green.
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But underneath all the facade is truth and a love for our freedom.
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The transpirability of the facade is guaranteed with a TYBEK panel, which protects the wood.
jerseygrl commented on the word facade
this is my absolute favorite word ever!
February 2, 2009
musicluver commented on the word facade
mine too!!! it's the best word in the world. no question. :D
March 15, 2009
100001016886860 commented on the word facade
the front or outer covering of a building:He puts on a facade of being a rich man, but he is not.
October 30, 2010