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faux

/fəʊ/ /foʊ/

Meanings
adjective
Fake or artificial

Examples :

"She wore a faux fur coat to the party because she doesn't support wearing real animal fur. "
appearance style material

Related Words

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

Illustration coat

coat noun

/kəʊt/ /koʊt/

An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.Wp

"My grandmother wore a warm wool coat to the market. "

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Illustration artificial

artificial adjective

/ɑː(ɹ)təˈfɪʃəl/

Man-made; of artifice.

"The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky."

Illustration fur

fur noun

/fɜː(ɹ)/ /fɝ/

The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.

"The arctic fox had a thick layer of white fur, perfect for staying warm in the snow. "

Illustration support

support noun

/səˈpɔːt/ /səˈpɔɹt/

(sometimes attributive) Something which supports.

"The bridge's sturdy support beams prevented the structure from collapsing. "

Illustration wore

wore verb

/wɔː/ /wɔɹ/

To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.

"My sister wore a bright yellow dress to the school party. "

Illustration real

real noun

/ɹiːl/ /ɹeɪˈɑːl/ /ɹeɪˈɑl/

A commodity; see realty.

"The family's real estate investment was quite successful. "

Illustration fake

fake noun

/feɪk/

Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

"The student's essay was full of fake facts, not real information. "

Illustration party

party noun

/ˈpɑ(ː)ɾi/ /ˈpɑɹ.ti/ /ˈpɑː.ti/

A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.

"The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee."

Illustration wearing

wearing verb

/ˈwɛəɹɪŋ/ /ˈwɛɹɪŋ/

To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.

"She is wearing a blue sweater to school today. "

Illustration animal

animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."