n.
Variant: also fa · çade
Pronunciation: f ə - ' säd
Function: noun
Etymology: French façade, from Italian facciata, from faccia face, from Vulgar Latin *facia
Date: circa 1681
1 : the front of a building also : any face of a building given special architectural treatment <a museum's east facade >
2 : a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect
facade 1