faux
/foʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.55 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Fake or artificial.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "He modernizes the faux-archaic “withouten wind, withouten tide” to the more pointed and concrete “without a breeze, without a tide.”"
- "Because mahoganies yield a supple fine-grained wood, they are often used as veneer wood. With proper technique and graining tools, all of these variations can be produced in faux wood."
- "Run grapes, either frozen, chilled, or room temperature, through your juicer for an incredible grape faux wine."
- "The pregame crew then showed a pair of faux-Super Bowl ads, including an unnecessarily woke Cheez-It commercial and a Papa John’s ad that fully embraces Pizzagaters."
- "Its faux burgers and sausages were landing on dinner plates in homes throughout the United States and on the menu boards of chans like Subway, Carl’s Jr. and Starbucks."
- "[…] the faux of the corolla […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el-der. Proto-Italic *falsō? Latin fallō Latin falsus Old French fals Middle French faulx French fauxubor. English faux Unadapted borrowing from French faux. Doublet of false.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: Faux
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /foʊ/
- British English: /fəʊ/