faux — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cheesy adj Tasting or smelling of cheese.
- fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
- false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
- faux adj Fake or imitation, especially of a material or style.
- forgery noun The crime of faking a document, signature, or artwork to deceive people.
- knockoff noun A cheap imitation of a well-known, usually branded, product.
- phony adj Fake or fraudulent; not genuine.
- scythe noun A hand tool with a long curved blade on a long handle, used for cutting grass or grain.
- spurious adj False or not genuine, despite appearing real.
- wrong adj Incorrect or not true.
Senses
faux is used for these senses in English:
- all wet (idiomatic) Utterly incorrect; erroneous; uninformed.
- cheesy Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin)
- fake Not real; false, fraudulent.
- false Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- false Spurious, artificial.
- false (logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
- faux Fake or artificial.
- out of tune Not in the correct musical pitch.
cheesy — full definition
- adj Tasting or smelling of cheese.
- adj Overly sentimental, corny, or of poor quality in an obvious way.
fake — full definition
- adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
- noun An object, person, or claim that is not what it appears to be.
- verb To make something appear real or true when it isn't; to pretend.