Janus-faced

adjective

Ja·​nus-faced ˈjā-nəs-ˌfāst 

: having two contrasting aspects

especially : duplicitous, two-faced

Synonyms

• double
• fake
• lip
• pretended
• strained
• hypocritical
• hollow
• superficial

Examples of Janus-faced in a Sentence

there was a Janus-faced quality to the interview: for all of the smiling and nodding, the interviewer's body language expressed deep boredom

Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Janus-faced

• abased
• barefaced
• debased
• defaced
• disgraced
• displaced
• distaste
• effaced
• embraced
• emplaced
• encased
• erased

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