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How to pronounce faux in English?

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Synonyms fake, false, imitation, simulated


faux pearls.

Examples of faux

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Faux wood, honeycomb blinds, roman or vertical shades can dress up your windows.
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The faux-Ledger actors have the majority of their scenes inside the Imaginarium.
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Between faux-fur, shearling, wool and plaid, there's a style to suit all tastes.
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We sat underneath a portrait of an Indian maiden hanging from a faux brick wall.
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Top men's choices include faux leather jackets, fluffy robes and flannel shirts.
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Today, 920 W. Camile has been renovated, repainted and floored with faux marble.
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Instead, it's a clever piece of faux-retro gaming, and quite a good one at that.
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How many consider it a social faux pas to unpocket a phone to see who's calling?
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We've created a faux race for the presidency, to be contested by local athletes.
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  • Fake: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
  • Fake or artificial
  • A French word meaning imitation or fake. Used most often in connection with gems, pearls, leathers, and furs.
  • A term to describe anything simulated to look or feel like something it is not.
  • Faux is a French work used to describe something made to resemble something else. The original French word means false, fake, imitation or artificial.
  • French for false. A faux pas is a false step or a social blunder. In Tennessee, they say 'cuse my fox paws.
  • (n) Imitation of the real thing, such as paste gemstones or costume jewelry.
  • An imitation of a valuable gem or leather; used to describe imitation strap materials or stones found in fashion jewelry.
  • A simulation of something else. An example of this would be faux marble, which is a marble-like surface painted onto walls or other surfaces (see trompe l'oeil).