- the face of a building, esp the main front
- a front or outer appearance, esp a deceptive one
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fa•cade or fa•çade /fəˈsɑd, fæ-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Architecturethe front of a building.
- a superficial or false appearance:a facade of self-confidence.
fa•cade
(fə säd′, fa-),USA pronunciation n.
- Architecture
- the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one.
- any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
- a superficial appearance or illusion of something:They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth.
- Upper Italian faciada, Italian facciata, equivalent. to facci(a) face + -ata -ade1
- French
- 1650–60
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façade, facade /fəˈsɑːd; fæ-/ n
'facade' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ashton
- attic
- colossal
- frontage
- frontispiece
- preserve
- return
- Sitwell
- Walton
- window-dressing
- amortizement
- analytique
- apteral
- face
- false front
- front
- masquerade
- motion
- overcompensate
- papier-mâché
- pavilion
- pediment
- persona
- Potemkin village
- taste
- tumult
- veneer
- sham
- story