This week’s theme
Words made with letters that double as musical notes

This week’s words
adage
accede
efface
facade
beachhead

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(fuh-SAHD)

MEANING:

noun:
1. The front of a building or a side facing a street or a public space.
2. The front part of something.
3. A false or superficial appearance.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French façade, from Italian facciata, from faccia (face), from Latin facia (face), from facies (face). Earliest documented use: 1656.

USAGE:

“But Sarah keeps a dark secret behind her prim and proper facade.”
Linda Lael Miller; Big Sky Secrets; Harlequin; 2013.

See more usage examples of facade in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: