two-faced

English

Etymology

From two +‎ faced, modelled after earlier English twi-faced.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːˈfeɪst/
• Rhymes: -eɪst

Adjective

two-faced (not comparable)

1. (literally) having two faces or plane surfaces
2. deceitful, duplicitous
3. hypocritical

Synonyms

• double-faced
• hypocritical
• Janus-faced

Translations

having two faces or plane surfaces

• Arabic: ذُو وَجْهَيْن‎ (ḏū wajhayn)
• Finnish: kaksipuolinen
• Ido: bifacia
• Italian: bifronte (it)

• Macedonian: дволик (dvolik), двостран (dvostran)
• Russian: двусторо́нний (ru) (dvustorónnij)
• Swedish: tvåsidig (sv), bilateral (sv)

Deceitful, duplicitous

• Arabic: ذُو وَجْهَيْن‎ (ḏū wajhayn)
• Finnish: kaksinaamainen (fi), kiero (fi), vilpillinen (fi)

• Hungarian: kétszínű (hu)

Hypocritical

• Arabic: ذُو وَجْهَيْن‎ (ḏū wajhayn)
• Finnish: tekopyhä (fi)
• Macedonian: дволичен (dvoličen), лицемерен (licemeren)

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• French: fourbe (fr)
• German: doppelgesichtig, doppelzüngig (de), falsch (de)
• Hebrew: דּוּ פַּרְצוּפִי‎ (he) m (du partzufí)
• Icelandic: falskur, tvöfaldur
• Ido: disimulanta
• Italian: doppio (it), bifronte (it)

• Persian: دورو‎ (fa) (do-ru)
• Polish: dwulicowy (pl)
• Russian: двули́кий (ru) (dvulíkij), двули́чный (ru) (dvulíčnyj)
• Scots: twafauld
• Scottish Gaelic: dà-aodannach
• Southern Altai: эки јӱстӱ (eki ǰüstü)
• Swedish: falsk (sv), lömsk (sv), bakslug (sv), opålitlig (sv)
• Tagalog: doble-kara

See also

• double standard
• hypocrite