janus faced
nəsˌfeɪst adjective
1.
having two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, as the Roman deity Janus.
2.
having two contrasting aspects, as the alternation of mood in a capricious person.
3.
two-faced; deceitful.
4.
aware of or concerned with polarities; seeing different and contrasting aspects: a Janus-faced view of history.
5.
having or containing contrasting characteristics: a Janus-faced policy.
Origin:
1675–85
1675–85
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To janus faced
00:10
Janus faced
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| Janus-faced | |
| —adj | |
| two-faced; hypocritical; deceitful | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
