facade, frontage, frontal
(noun) the face or front of a building
facade, window dressing
(noun) a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
facade (plural facades)
(architecture) The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
(by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.
(figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance; a front.
(programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
• (face of a building): face, front, frontage
• (deceptive outward appearance): appearance, cover, front, guise, pretence, show
• (front of a building): frontage
• (deceptive appearance): See fake
Source: Wiktionary
Fa`çade", n. Etym: [F., fr. It. facciata, fr. fassia face, L. facies. See Face.] (Arch.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
