facade

4 definitions • 5 examples

the front of a building, especially a large or attractive building:

the gallery's elegant 18th-century façade

a false appearance that makes someone or something seem more pleasant or better than they really are:

He kept his hostility hidden behind a friendly façade.

We are fed up with this façade of democracy.

the front of a building:

The façade is made of limestone.

A person’s façade is the image that person presents to others:

Behind her façade of gentleness was a tough competitor.