The facade of a building, especially a large one, is its front wall or the wall that faces the street. ... A facade is an outward appearance which is deliberately false and gives you a wrong impression about someone or something. They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a facade of family togetherness.

What does it mean when something is a facade?

1 : the front of a building also : any face of a building given special architectural treatment a museum's east facade. 2 : a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect tried to preserve the facade of a happy marriage.

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