facade

Signification (English)

1. The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
2. The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.
3. A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
4. An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.

Concepts

façade

aspect

extérieur

face

front

devanture

apparence

facade

Synonyms

frontage

front

face

porch

frontal

appearance

façade

window dressing

front part

elevation

duplicity

frontlet

head-on

main

cheek

positive

pretense

pro

semblance

veneer

front face

exteriority

fronton

frontal surface

front of a building

housefront

facial

exterior

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fəˈsɑːd/

Étymologie (English)

Borrowed from French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin faciēs (“face”); compare face.