faux

[foh]

adjective

1. artificial or imitation; fake.

   a brooch with faux pearls.

Word History and Origins

Origin of faux¹

1670–80; < French; Old French fals < Latin falsus false

Example Sentences

Did I mention there’s also the faux documentary, many a horror movie’s favorite exposition vehicle?

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Which is just as well, because earlier this month Sam made the ultimate relationship faux pas.

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Months before the fire, she and her mother Barbara Werstein created Bavarian decor for the lodge’s facade — faux shutters, flower boxes and door and window trim.

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A tree in the spacious yard of the 10-acre property blooms year-round with colorful faux buds, and it also holds two swings.

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“I can watch the tourists go by my front yard, be a zoo animal, read Willie Morris, sip a faux bourbon—in my case a Diet Coke—with some mint leaves,” he said.

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Related Words

• ersatz 
• fake 
• false 
• imitation 
• imitative 
• unreal