All 3 Uses of
facade
in
The Other Wes Moore
- The home was a large, three-story, five-bedroom row house with a jagged gray brick facade.†
p. 20.4 *facade = face or outward appearance
- But the tough facade is just a way to hide a deeper pain or depression that kids don't know how to deal with.†
p. 28.3
- Shea and I sat in front of the Cue Lounge, a bar and billiards club whose facade was painted black.†
p. 80.1
Definition:
face or outward appearance -- often referring to something that is not genuine
Often referring to a false face presented by a person. Buildings often have false facades; e.g., a building might have a layer of 1/4" brick, but not really be a brick building. This is why the term is used for the false appearance a person presents.