What does facade mean?

Definitions for facade
fəˈsɑd, fæ-fa·cade

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. facade, frontage, frontalnoun

    the face or front of a building

  2. facade, window dressingnoun

    a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

Wiktionary

  1. facadenoun

    The face of a building, especially the front.

  2. facadenoun

    A deceptive outward appearance.

  3. façadenoun

    The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.

  4. façadenoun

    The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.

  5. façadenoun

    A deceptive outward appearance; a front.

  6. Etymology: From façade, from facciata, a derivation of faccia, from facies; compare face

Wikipedia

  1. facade

    A façade ( (listen)) (also written facade) is generally the front part or exterior of a building. It is a loan word from the French façade (pronounced [fasad]), which means 'frontage' or 'face'. In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important aspect from a design standpoint, as it sets the tone for the rest of the building. From the engineering perspective, the façade is also of great importance due to its impact on energy efficiency. For historical façades, many local zoning regulations or other laws greatly restrict or even forbid their alteration.

ChatGPT

  1. facade

    A facade refers to the front exterior or face of a building or structure, often designed to give a particular impression or appearance. It can also refer to an outer appearance or demeanor that disguises or hides the true nature, feelings, or intentions of a person or entity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Facadenoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [F., fr. It. facciata, fr. faccia face, L. facies. See Face.]

Wikidata

  1. Facade

    A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face". In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important from a design standpoint, as it sets the tone for the rest of the building. Many façades are historic, and local zoning regulations or other laws greatly restrict or even forbid their alteration.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Façade

    fa-sād′, n. the exterior front or face of a building. [Fr.,—face, after It. facciata, the front of a building—faccia, the face.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of facade in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of facade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of facade in a Sentence

  1. Swordfish:

    Ginger He exists in a world beyond your world. What we only fantasize - he does. He lives a life where nothing is beyond. But you know what its all a facade. All his charm and charisma, his wealth, his expensive toys. He is a driven, unflinching, calculating machine. He takes what he wants and then disappears. You don't find him - he finds you.

  2. Julieta Lopez:

    Venezuela is really a dictatorship, we have a facade of democracy.

  3. Eric Dane:

    To have secrets and to have to live keeping those secrets from people, i've certainly had my struggles with alcoholism, drug addiction, mental health, and I know what it's like to have to put up a facade and have an external experience not match the internal experience. I felt like that was my strongest asset in trying to articulate what the guy's going through.

  4. Azriel Clary:

    I'm crying because you guys don't know the truth, you guys are believing some fucking façade that our parents are saying. These are all fucking lies for money.

  5. United States:

    Then came Rio Olympics. United States ' Missy Franklin had never been through anything like Rio Olympics before. There were plenty of tears, even as United States ' Missy Franklin tried to maintain United States ' Missy Franklin smiling, upbeat facade. It was brutal, United States ' Missy Franklin recalled. You are literally on the biggest stage in the world and falling short of every single goal youve set for yourself. You truly feel like youre embarrassing yourself. Yet, that was when United States ' Missy Franklin found something deep inside, something United States ' Missy Franklin always hoped was there but wouldnt really know until she went through such a trying ordeal. Its really easy to inspire people in success and when youre doing well. Its really hard to inspire people when youre failing, when youre falling on your butt, now I have to show up and be that person I always said I wanted to be in a situation like this. While this has been a solitary journey in many ways, Franklins husband has helped greatly in easing the transition from competitive swimming. When his wife-to-be was contemplating whether to have another surgery, he pointed out that there were far more important things still to come, that had nothing to do with being a star athlete. Theres always going to be a part of me thats still working through it, still reflecting and seeing what else I can take away from it.

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