false or artificial: carvings of faux ivory
Origin of faux
French
adjective
The definition of faux is something that is not real or something that is an imitation.
An example of faux is a fake designer purse that you can buy on the street corner for $10.00.
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faux
adjective
Artificial; fake: faux pearls.
Origin of faux
French from Old French fals ; see false .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- Fake or artificial
- clothing made from faux leather
- a faux-archaic style of speech
- faux wine
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Sentence Examples
- You could also opt for a Santa Baby-type costume for women, which includes a crimson colored spaghetti strap dress trimmed in faux rabbit fur, a velour belt withe shiny metal buckle, fur boot covers, and velvet gloves with fur trim.
- From silicone straps to an array of rose gold and faux tortoise cases, the watches listed below satisfy the desire for lavish luxury and flirty fun, but perhaps their greatest attraction is the durability and style built into each model.
- Sofi said with faux innocence.
- Handsome and lean, he wore slacks and a collared shirt left open at the neck with the long sleeve meticulously rolled in a faux casual style.
- She'd had an impending sense of doom since meeting Gabriel on the street outside the faux police station, but this feeling was…defined.
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