"Facade" vs. "façade" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
The cedilla (ç) beneath the letter ‘c’ is used in French to show that it is to be pronounced as /s/ and not as /k/. Most French people will know that anyway, so it is as otiose in French as it …
Common phrases for something that appears good but is actually …
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What is a word or phrase that describes something that looks …
Mar 30, 2022 · Office buildings are not renowned for putting on a front. However slick they may appear on the inside, shabby steps, a tatty facade, a worn-away plaque and a plastic buzzer …
Hard on the outside but soft on the inside (personality attribute)?
Oct 21, 2014 · From The Conversationist, Introvert or extrovert, normal or abnormal: the problem with personality types, by Nick Haslam (Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne), …
One word for a person who pretends to be nice to someone's face …
Dec 10, 2015 · This has a pretty strong tone and suggests evil intentions that are well hidden. It doesn't necessarily imply an outward facade, you can insidiously undermine someone without …
Is there a word for the ability to see through deception?
Sep 23, 2018 · sagacious investors got in on the ground floor PERSPICACIOUS implies unusual power to see through and understand what is puzzling or hidden. a perspicacious counselor …
What's the word to describe someone who is trying to appear …
Feb 6, 2016 · George Bush ... ? No more seriously; humble may fit the situation though one who is humble does not play dumb; Let me think ... politic; shrewd; artful or even wily, there is quite …
Word for "just for show" - English Language & Usage Stack …
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Non-offensive substitute for a swear word
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Word for something being both beautiful and terrible at the same …
Feb 19, 2014 · Of course, terrific would have worked a long time ago. OED's first definition is Causing terror, terrifying; terrible, frightful; stirring, awe-inspiring; sublime, although they do …