Definition of FACADE

facade

Meanings

Plural: facades

Noun

  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

facade is a valid Words With Friends word