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fa·cade
/
fəˈsɑd, fæ-
/
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[
f
uh
-
sahd
, fa-
]
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noun
1.
Architecture
.
a.
the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one.
b.
any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
2.
a superficial appearance or illusion of something:
They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth.
Also,
fa·çade.
Origin:
1650–60;
<
French
<
Upper Italian
faciada,
Italian
facciata,
equivalent to
facci
(
a
)
face
+
-ata
-ade
1
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façade
or
facade
(fəˈsɑːd, fæ-, fəˈsɑːd, fæ-)
—
n
1.
the face of a building, esp the main front
2.
a front or outer appearance, esp a deceptive one
[C17: from French, from Italian
facciata
, from
faccia
face
]
facade
or
facade
—
n
[C17: from French, from Italian
facciata
, from
faccia
face
]
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façade
or
facade
(fəˈsɑːd, fæ-, fəˈsɑːd, fæ-)
—
n
1.
the face of a building, esp the main front
2.
a front or outer appearance, esp a deceptive one
[C17: from French, from Italian
facciata
, from
faccia
face
]
facade
or
facade
—
n
[C17: from French, from Italian
facciata
, from
faccia
face
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
facade
1650s, from Fr. façade, It. facciata, from faccia "face," from V.L. *facia (see
face
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
But for all the regime's bluster, the
facade
of normality is becoming harder to
sustain.
If they laugh and call you names no one will look at them and all the cracks in
the
facade
.
The base building security standards may include additional performance
criteria for
facade
and setback, if feasible.
The content of the phobia has about the same importance for it as the manifest
dream
facade
has for the dream.
Even so, much of the
facade
and interior remain true to the original designs.
Politics always overrides everything except the
facade
of scholarship.
He has broken through the exalted
facade
of the system and exposed the real, base foundations of power.
Notable here is how the shapely, strange building was washed in color with an extensive
facade
of ceramics and mosaics.
For instance, here's a thought experiment: let's say you live in a damp region and have problems with mold on your house's
facade
.
But behind the
facade
of the ordinary is the extraordinary trauma of his hometown.
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