FACADE

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (face of a building): face, front, frontage

• (deceptive outward appearance): appearance, cover, front, guise, pretence, show

Coordinate terms

• (front of a building): frontage

• (deceptive appearance): See fake

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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