facade
noun
[ fəˈsɑːd ]
• the principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space.
• "the house has a half-timbered facade"
• a deceptive outward appearance.
• "her flawless public facade masked private despair"
Similar:
show,
front,
appearance,
false display,
pretence,
simulation,
affectation,
semblance,
illusion,
posture,
pose,
sham,
fake,
act,
masquerade,
charade,
guise,
mask,
cloak,
veil,
veneer,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French façade, from face ‘face’, on the pattern of Italian facciata .
