ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. 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

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.

Related Dictionary Tools

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.