Antonyms for facade
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fuh-sahd, fa- |
| Phonetic Transcription : fəˈsɑd, fæ- |
Definition of facade
Origin :- 1650s, "front of a building," from French façade (16c.), from Italian facciata, from faccia "face," from Vulgar Latin *facia (see face (n.)). Figurative use by 1845.
- noun appearance, often deceptive
- It was also forbidden to open the window shutters of the facade.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- In the facade of the building in front of them only one window was lighted.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- Besides, the facade was exposed to the current in the street.
- Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
- A man is the facade of a temple wherein all wisdom and all good abide.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- She regarded the stately proportions of the facade with awe.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Arethusa » by Francis Barton Fox
- The Gargantuan facade itself was enough to smother comprehension.
- Extract from : « The Blind Spot » by Austin Hall
- Windows in the facade are unique in that they are set into recessed brick frames.
- Extract from : « Huntley » by Tony P. Wrenn
- He even brandished his fist at his own statue in the facade of Britt Block.
- Extract from : « When Egypt Went Broke » by Holman Day
- I don't like to say that the facade of the church is ugly and obtrusive.
- Extract from : « The Newcomes » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- The facade on the left is most richly ornamented, but is much ruined.
- Extract from : « Ophiolatreia » by Anonymous
Synonyms for facade
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