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Antonyms for faux

Grammar : Adj
Spell : foh
Phonetic Transcription : foÊŠ

Definition of faux

Origin :
  • from French faux "false" (12c., see false). Used with English words at least since 1676 (Etheredge, faux-prude). Used by itself, with French pronunciation, from 1980s to mean "fake."
  • adj artificial
Example sentences :
  • And had I committed a faux pas in refusing to deliver up the little bag?
  • Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch
  • Your Grace saved me a faux pas there, for Montaiglon is not what I fancied at all.
  • Extract from : « Doom Castle » by Neil Munro
  • The truth is, I executed rather a faux pas over there at Asquith.
  • Extract from : « The Celebrity, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • Concerning Bainbridge, consult Faux's Journal, ante, note 109.
  • Extract from : « Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XII » by William Faux
  • They made one faux pas, and it is upon that we may—if we are careful—get the better of them.
  • Extract from : « Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo » by William Le Queux
  • Was this candid young barbarian but a faux bonhomme after all?
  • Extract from : « Madame de Mauves » by Henry James
  • Even supposing that her brother has committed some faux pas?
  • Extract from : « Of High Descent » by George Manville Fenn
  • To stumble, make a faux pas, and fall into sin was not possible, because it was not allowed.
  • Extract from : « Eyes Like the Sea » by Mr Jkai
  • Amidon passed on, now fully aware of having committed a faux pas.
  • Extract from : « Double Trouble » by Herbert Quick
  • It was not till after he had made a faux pas, that he had his female mate.
  • Extract from : « The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers » by Jonathan Swift

Synonyms for faux

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