Definition of FACADE

facade

Plural: facades

Noun

  • The front or principal face of a building.
  • the face or front of a building
  • a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
  • The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
  • The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
  • A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
  • An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.

Examples

  • His confident facade hid the fact he had a terrible rack in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

frontage, frontal, window dressing, appearance, cover, face, front, guise, pretence

Scrabble Score: 12

facade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
facade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
facade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

facade: valid Words With Friends Word