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: having two faces
two-facedness
ˈtü-ˈfāst-nəs How to pronounce two-faced (audio)
-ˈfā-səd-nəs
noun

Examples of two-faced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another Saturnian satellite, two-faced Iapetus, puzzles astronomers with one bright hemisphere and one that is as black as coal. Laurie Rich Salerno, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2010 The response has been swift and merciless, with politicians and pundits describing Poland as two-faced, disloyal, pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian. Marek Magierowski, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2023 Romney attributed some of the two-faced behavior of his colleagues to their fear of violent retribution from their voter base. Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023 Ages 3+ Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Emotion Exploration Big Feelings Nesting Fruit Friends Now 20% Off $14 at Amazon$14 at Walmart These literally two-faced nesting dolls give you some fun tools to use when talking to your (no doubt moody) toddler about feelings. Jessica Hartshorn, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 May 2023 Tucker Carlson — the race-baiting, immigrant-hating, election-denying, Putin-promoting, two-faced ringmaster of right-wing sophistry — was unceremoniously dumped by his corporate sponsor, Fox News. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023 In the film La grande bellezza, director Paolo Sorrentino shows us a two-faced twenty-first century Rome: the lingering beauty of its ancient past and the superficiality of its upper-class residents today. Hazlitt, 22 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of two-faced was in 1609

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“Two-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-faced. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

two-faced

adjective
ˈtü-ˈfāst
: behaving in a false way that hides one's real feelings or plans
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