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Webster 1913 Edition
Facade
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Faˊçade′
(fȧˊsȧd′ or fȧˊsād′)
, Noun.
(Arch.)
The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions.
Thus a church is said to have its
façade
unfinished, though the interior may be in use.Webster 1828 Edition
Facade
FACADE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
facade
facade
See also: façade
English
The facade of a building with concert halls and exhibition galleries
Alternative forms
Noun
facade (plural facades)
- The face of a building, especially the front.
- 2005, Peter Brandvold, “Ghost Colts”, in Robert J. Randisi (ed.), Lone Star Law, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 1416514597, page 179,
- Eight or so gunmen stood shoulder to shoulder in the gray-white trail before the barn, firing into the saloon's burning, bullet-pocked facade.
- 2005, Peter Brandvold, “Ghost Colts”, in Robert J. Randisi (ed.), Lone Star Law, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 1416514597, page 179,
- (figuratively) A deceptive outward appearance.
Synonyms
- (front of a building): front
- (deceptive appearance): appearance, front, guise, show
Coordinate terms
- (front of a building): frontage
- (deceptive appearance): See Wikisaurus:fake
Translations
façade — see façade
Danish
Etymology
From French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin facies (“face”)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aðə
Noun
facade c (singular definite facaden, plural indefinite facader)
Inflection
Inflection of facade
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | facade | facaden | facader | facaderne |
| genitive | facades | facadens | facaders | facadernes |