faux
faux Lexical Profile
faux Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Made in imitation of a genuine or more expensive material; artificial or synthetic.
"She wore a warm winter coat lined with soft faux fur."
Not genuine or sincere; feigned or affected.
"The politician offered an apology filled with faux humility."
Word Nuance & Usage
Pronounced 'foh' (rhyming with 'go') with a silent 'x', this loanword is used almost exclusively as an attributive adjective before a noun. When describing materials like 'faux fur' or 'faux leather,' it carries a neutral or stylish commercial connotation, whereas describing behavior or emotions (such as 'faux concern') implies insincerity.
• Rhymes for faux
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed directly from French faux ('false'), from Old French fals, which derives from Latin falsus ('deceptive, feigned, spurious'), the past participle of fallere ('to deceive').