faux
adj.
(French) false; artificial, fake
Faux
Faux (
IPA: ) is a
French word for false or fake. It is often used in English phrases such as faux pearls and faux fur.When manufacturing faux objects or materials, an attempt is often made to create products which will resemble the imitated items as closely as possible. However, some products are intentionally made to look "faux", for example, faux furs made for prospective buyers who want their fur to be recognizable as imitation due to controversy over the use and manufacture of real animal furs.
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faux
Adjective
1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
(synonym) fake, false, imitation, simulated
(similar) artificial, unreal
Faux
n.
faux, part of the term "faux pas"
faux
adv.
out of tune, falsely
adj.
false, forged, fake, artificial; spurious, mistaken; wrong, untrue; pseudo, bogus; bad, twisted; counterfeit; dummy, hollow; mock, phony; sham, blind
faux (f)
n.
scythe, agricultural tool comprised of a long curved blade attached to a long handle (used for cutting and harvesting)
n.
fake, counterfeit, imitation
faillir
v.
fail to honor a commitment, fail to keep promise
fau (m)
n.
beech, type of tree; wood from this tree