facade
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“‘front’”), from Latin facies (“‘face’”); compare face
[edit] Alternative spellings
[edit] Noun
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facade (plural facades)
- The face of a building, especially the front.
- 2005, Peter Brandvold, “Ghost Colts”, in Robert J. Randisi (ed.), Lone Star Law,[1] Simon and Schuster, ISBN 1416514597, page 179,
- Eight or so gunmen stood shoulder to shoulder in the gray-white trail before the barn, firing into the saloon's burning, bullet-pocked facade.
- 2005, Peter Brandvold, “Ghost Colts”, in Robert J. Randisi (ed.), Lone Star Law,[1] Simon and Schuster, ISBN 1416514597, page 179,
- (figuratively) A deceptive outward appearance.
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Translations
façade — see façade
[edit] Dictionary notes
- American Heritage Dictionary lists façade as the headword, with facade as a variant [2].
- Cambridge dictionary Online lists only the heading facade, but notes façade as an “also.”
- Collins Word Exchange lists both spelling alternatives in the order: façade, facade.
- Dictionary.com unabridged lists both spellings under the headword facade with façade listed as an “also.”
- The Macquarie Dictionary, 3rd edition lists facade as the headword, with façade as an “also”.
- Merriam-Webster Online lists façade only as a variant of facade.[3]
- MSN Encarta Dictionary lists both spelling alternatives in the order: facade, façade.
- Oxford English Dictionary Online lists only façade.
- Webster’s 1828 via ARTFL lists only facade.
- Translation dictionaries
- Collins German Dictionary Complete & unabridged, 5th edition lists only façade.
- Collins Robert French Dictionary Complete & unabridged, 7th edition lists only façade.
- Collins Spanish Dictionary Complete & unabridged, 8th edition lists only façade.
- Diccionario Oxford Pocket Edición Latinoamericana lists only façade.
- Larousse Gran Diccionario Inglés-Español Español-Inglés, 2nd edition lists only facade.
- Dictionaries by amateur lexicographers
- Wordnet 3.0 lists only facade.
[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
From French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“‘front’”), from Latin facies (“‘face’”)
[edit] Noun
facade c. (singular definite facaden, plural indefinite facader)
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of “facade”
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | facade | facaden | facader | facaderne |
| genitive | facades | facadens | facaders | facadernes |