facade

Meaning

1. The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
2. (broadly) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
3. (figuratively) 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.

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

Translations

façade

facciata

Fassade

fachada

gevel

pui

voorpui

voorgevel

façana

façade

fachada

Vorderseite

frontale

prospetto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fəˈsɑːd/

Etymology

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