faux

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Pronunciation

• (British) enPR: fō, IPA: /fəʊ/
• (America) enPR: fō, IPA: /foʊ/

Adjective

faux (not comparable)

1. fake or artificial
   • 2008, James Chandler, ‎Maureen N. McLane, The Cambridge Companion to British Romantic Poetry

     He modernizes the faux-archaic “withouten wind, withouten tide” to the more pointed and concrete “without a breeze, without a tide.”

   • 2012, Susan Crabtree, ‎Peter Beudert, Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools and Techniques (page 392)

     Because mahoganies yield a supple fine-grained wood, they are often used as veneer wood. With proper technique and graining tools, all ofthese variations can be produced in faux wood.

   • 2012, Annie Padden Jubb, ‎David Jubb, LifeFood Recipe Book: Living on Life Force (page 196)

     Run grapes, either frozen, chilled, or room temperature, through your juicer for an incredible grape faux wine.

   Synonyms: cod, mock
   Antonyms: genuine

Translations

• French: faux
• German: falsch
• Russian: фальши́вый
• Spanish: falso

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