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façade

noun

Meaning

  • The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.

  • (by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.

  • A deceptive or insincere outward appearance; a front.

  • An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.

Synonyms

appearance,
cover,
front,
guise,
pretence,
show,
face,
front,
frontage