Faux
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fəʊ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Faux is an adjective meaning Fake or artificial.
Meaning
Fake or artificial.
More Meanings
- singular of fauces
Example Sentences
[…] the faux of the corolla […]
Run grapes, either frozen, chilled, or room temperature, through your juicer for an incredible grape faux wine.
[…] the small door on the right of it is the faux, which also opens upon the peristyle at its further extremity.
He modernizes the faux-archaic “withouten wind, withouten tide” to the more pointed and concrete “without a breeze, without a tide.”
Word Forms
- fauces
Synonyms for faux
Depending on context, synonyms include cod, mock, unreal, artificial, fake, false.
Antonyms for faux
Common opposites include genuine.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fake, artificial, false, unreal, simulated, imitation.
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