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facade

noun

fa·​cade fə-ˈsäd How to pronounce facade (audio)
variants or less commonly façade
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

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A Brief History of Facade

Facade is thought to have come to English from the Vulgar Latin facia, meaning “face.” Along the way it passed through both Italian, as faccia, and French, as façade. The earliest meaning of the word in English was in reference to the front portion of a building, its “face,” so to speak (and face itself is sometimes used to describe this part of a structure as well).Somewhere along the way facade took on a figurative sense, referring to a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation. This is similar to the figurative use of veneer, which originally had the simple meaning of a thin layer of wood that was used to cover something, and now may also refer to a sort of deceptive behavior that masks one’s actual feelings (as in, “he had a thin veneer of politeness”).

Example Sentences

"I mean, don't you find yourself being extra careful about what you say and how you say it? As if you have to be this phony, put on a facade, because you don't want to give them the wrong impression?" Terry McMillan, Waiting to Exhale, 1992 When I watched him in motion picture roles after the war, I knew there was something of honest substance behind that acting façade. Andrew A. Rooney, And More by Andy Rooney, (1979) 1982 … but his magic power of concentration was gone. All the façades he built up between himself and his desperate love never entirely hid it. May Sarton, Shadow of a Man, 1950 the facade of the bank the windowless façade of the skyscraper They were trying to preserve the facade of a happy marriage. I could sense the hostility lurking behind her polite facade. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The same stone, from a nearby quarry, is being used for the west facade of the new project. New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022 People have been wielding the proverbial cane against architectural change here for decades; even van der Rohe had to concede to brick for the facade of his residential apartment building, Highfield House, after the neighbors insisted. Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022 Patel’s plans call for new red-brick masonry building facade, new front windows on the south and east sides, a reconstructed parking lot and a new sidewalk, city documents said. Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 11 Feb. 2022 The plan calls for a simplified facade and color scheme, more navigable layout, lush landscaping, new art pieces and expanded outdoor space to provide more opportunities to dine and linger. Roger Vincent Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2021 When Johnson first visited the 3,000-square-foot space that would eventually become his, the Beaux Arts facade of the Graham Court was still stately, but much of its interior had fallen into disrepair. Elizabeth Hayt, ELLE Decor, 26 Aug. 2022 But underneath the goofy facade is a trading wunderkind whose ambition knows no limits. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022 The front facade is mostly glass, and the interior is clean and bright. Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022 On Tuesday, Japanese media outlets reported that bullet holes were found on the facade of the Unification Church building in Nara. Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

circa 1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of facade was circa 1681

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