Definition of FAUX

faux

Plural: fauces

Adjective Satellite

  • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
    • "faux pearls"

Adj

  • Fake or artificial.

Noun

  • singular of fauces

Adjective

  • Artificial or imitation; not genuine.

Examples

  • He hoped his opponent wouldn’t notice the FAUX pas of his almost-valid word in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French faux. Doublet of false.

Antonyms

genuine

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

faux: valid Words With Friends Word