faux

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

singular of fauces
form-of, singular
A surname.

Equivalents

Españolde imitación falso

Françaisfaux

Deutschfalsch künstlich unecht

9 more languages

Esperantoartefarita falsa

Suomikeinotekoinen teko-

Gaeilgebréag-

Kurdîvals

Nederlandsnep-onecht vals

Românăcontrafăcut fals

Русскийискусственный фальшивый

Svenskafusk

中文仿製 /仿制

Examples

“[…] the faux of the corolla […]”

“[…] the small door on the right of it is the faux, which also opens upon the peristyle at its further extremity.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

faux bois faux Cyrillic faux frais faux gras Faux News faux pas

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