Faux — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈəʊ/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈoʊ/.

Examples

it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur
faux pearls
false teeth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fake simulated false imitation

Parts of Speech

adjective

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

“it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur”

Word Forms

fake

noun

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

falsch

nicht echt oder real; eine Nachahmung des Originalartikels sein

🇪🇸Spanish

falso

no genuino o real; siendo una imitación del artículo genuino

🇮🇹Italian

falso

non genuino o reale; essendo un'imitazione dell'articolo originale

🇳🇱Dutch

nep

niet echt of echt; omdat het een imitatie is van het echte artikel

🇵🇹Portuguese

falso

não é genuíno ou real; sendo uma imitação do artigo genuíno

🇷🇺Russian

искусственный

не подлинный или настоящий; является имитацией настоящего изделия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कृत्रिम

असली या असली नहीं; वास्तविक लेख की नकल होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুল

আসল বা বাস্তব নয়; প্রকৃত নিবন্ধের অনুকরণ হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

போலி

உண்மையான அல்லது உண்மையான அல்ல; உண்மையான கட்டுரையின் பிரதிபலிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫాక్స్

నిజమైన లేదా నిజమైన కాదు; నిజమైన కథనానికి అనుకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीचे

अस्सल किंवा वास्तविक नाही; अस्सल लेखाचे अनुकरण करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોટી

અસલી કે વાસ્તવિક નથી; વાસ્તવિક લેખનું અનુકરણ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರ್ಯಾದೋಲ್ಲಂಘನೆ

ನಿಜವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಜವಾದ ಅಲ್ಲ; ನಿಜವಾದ ಲೇಖನದ ಅನುಕರಣೆಯಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൃത്രിമം

യഥാർത്ഥമോ യഥാർത്ഥമോ അല്ല; യഥാർത്ഥ ലേഖനത്തിൻ്റെ അനുകരണമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ

ਅਸਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਲੀ ਨਹੀਂ; ਅਸਲ ਲੇਖ ਦੀ ਨਕਲ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط

اصلی یا حقیقی نہیں؛ حقیقی مضمون کی تقلید

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

假的

不是真实的或真实的；是真品的仿制品

🇯🇵Japanese

偽物

本物でも本物でもない。本物を模倣したものである

🇰🇷Korean

가짜

진짜도 아니고 진짜도 아니고; 정품을 모방한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giả tạo

không chính hãng hoặc có thật; là sự bắt chước của bài viết chính hãng

🇹🇭Thai

มารยาท

ไม่ใช่ของแท้หรือของจริง เป็นการลอกเลียนแบบบทความของแท้

🇮🇩Indonesian

palsu

tidak asli atau nyata; menjadi tiruan dari artikel asli

🇵🇭Filipino

kamalian

hindi tunay o totoo; pagiging isang imitasyon ng tunay na artikulo

🇲🇾Malay

palsu

tidak tulen atau nyata; menjadi tiruan daripada artikel tulen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زائف

ليست حقيقية أو حقيقية. كونه تقليدًا للمادة الأصلية

🇮🇷Persian

تقلبی

واقعی یا واقعی نیست؛ تقلیدی از مقاله اصیل بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

sahte

gerçek ya da gerçek değil; orijinal makalenin taklidi olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מזויף

לא אמיתי או אמיתי; בהיותו חיקוי של המאמר האמיתי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'faux'?

The primary meaning of 'faux' is 'not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article'.

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Using 'faux' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'faux' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'faux' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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