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facade

fa·cade [ fə-ˈsäd]

facade

noun

[fə-ˈsäd]

variants: or less commonly façade

Definition of facade

1 : the front of a building
also : any face of a building given special architectural treatment
//a museum's east facade

2 : a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect
//tried to preserve the facade of a happy marriage

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

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Recent Examples on the Web

//One of the plane’s wings sliced through the roof and facade of a house in the town of Pluvigner, in Britanny, before the F-16 plunged into a neighboring farm field, said Ludovic Kauffer, who lives in the house.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, "Belgian fighter jet crashes in France, pilot hits power line," 19 Sep. 2019
//One of the plane's wings sliced the roof and facade of a house in the town of Pluvigner, in Britanny, before plunging into a neighboring farm field, said Ludovic Kauffer, who lives in the house.
— NBC News, "Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashes in France, pilot hits power line," 19 Sep. 2019
//Built in 1750, the Federal-style house offers a gabled roof and a symmetrical three-bay facade in the center.
— Megan Barber, Curbed, "1750 house with plenty of historic charm asks $419K," 17 June 2019
//Developers saw the old power plant — with its towering twin smoke stacks and industrial brick facade — as an extension of that effort.
— Jennifer Larino, nola.com, "Market Street power plant has sat vacant for decades. Now there’s a renewed push to develop it.," 11 June 2019
//In the 1240s the Master of Works, Jean de Chelles—the first architect of Notre Dame whose identity is known—finished the nave and the two towers of the main (west) facade.
— National Geographic, "An 800-year history of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral," 15 Apr. 2019
//Sahin said the fire raged on the building's roof and facade but not inside the hospital.
— Fox News, "Patients evacuated as fire engulfs Istanbul hospital facade," 5 Apr. 2018
//Photo provided by the city of Eagle Romanesque Revival buildings can include a variable stone and brick facade, heavy stone or thick masonry walls and semicircle arches.
— John Sowell, idahostatesman, "In Eagle, style matters — here are the design styles allowed for use in the city," 18 Jan. 2018
//The Green Bay Packers honor players, coaches and contributors elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame by listing their names in big yellow letters on the east and west facades of Lambeau Field.
— Gary D'amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "D'Amato: Packers scout Jack Vainisi deserves Lambeau Field honor," 13 Jan. 2018

First Known Use of facade

circa 1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for facade

borrowed from French, going back to Middle French fassade, borrowed from Italian facciata, from faccia "face" (going back to Vulgar Latin *facia) + -ata -ade — more at face entry 1

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More Synonyms and Antonyms offacade

variants: also façade