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I'm doing a pilot for Comedy Central with the band Steel Panther. They're faux heavy metal. They started as kind of a tribute band out here, or a cover band, and they're funny guys, and they just sort of morphed into their own thing.
Brian Posehn

Meaning of "faux" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAUX

faux  [fəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAUX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Faux is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FAUX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Faux

Faux /ˈfoʊ/ is a French word for "false". The adjective has been adopted into the English language to describe an imitation or ersatz good. When manufacturing faux objects or materials, an attempt is often made to create products which will resemble the imitated items as closely as possible. However, some products are intentionally made to look "faux", for example, faux furs made for prospective buyers who want their fur to be recognizable as imitation due to controversy over the use and manufacture of real animal furs. Faux materials are produced in a variety of ways, for example faux finishes, such as Terrazzo and scagliola, generally made with marble dust in a plaster binder, yielding a hard material that will take a polish. To imitate marbles, porphyry, and other stones, "faux finishes" are often painted using spatterdash, sponging, and feather-streaking techniques on gessoed and painted surfaces.

Definition of faux in the English dictionary

The definition of faux in the dictionary is false, counterfeit or imitation, particularly when used in compounds, for example faux-leather.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAUX

faunula
faunulae
faunule
Faunus
faur
Faust
Faustian
Faustus
faut
faute de mieux
fauteuil
fautor
Fauve
fauvette
Fauvism
Fauvist
faux pas
fauxmance
fauxminist
fauxmosexual

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAUX

bandeaux
bateaux
beaux
Bernard of Clairvaux
Bordeaux
bureaux
chapeaux
couteaux
Delvaux
gateaux
Lascaux
Malraux
manteaux
Margaux
morceaux
nouveaux
plateaux
reseaux
rouleaux
tableaux

Synonyms and antonyms of faux in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «faux» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAUX

Find out the translation of faux to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of faux from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «faux» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人造
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

faux
570 millions of speakers

English

faux
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अशुद्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

искусственного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

faux
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Palsu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

faux
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォークス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가짜
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Salah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Faux
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வரும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोटं
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sahte
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

faux
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

faux
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штучного
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

faux
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

faux
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

faux
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

faux
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

faux
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of faux

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAUX»

The term «faux» is very widely used and occupies the 8.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAUX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about faux

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10 QUOTES WITH «FAUX»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word faux.
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Jeffrey Eugenides
I had a briefcase at one point, but it was a kind of 1980s New Wave briefcase. It was made of some kind of cardboard and it had metal hinges. It was kind of faux industrial looking, and I used to carry my books in it rather than a backpack. I didn't want to have normal student accoutrements.
2
Linda Evangelista
Fashion faux pas should be celebrated. I enjoy them because it means we're not all clones.
3
Edith Head
Many faux pas of fashion can be avoided if you curb your instinctive desire to buy things with your heart instead of your head.
4
Bonnie Hunt
I won't wear fur - never, ever. I'm an animal lover. I wouldn't even wear faux fur. I prefer to go the cheap route and not shave my legs.
5
Bill Keller
There is something decidedly faux about the camaraderie of Facebook, something illusory about the connectedness of Twitter.
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Dennis Lehane
Don't get me wrong, I love literary fiction. It's faux literary fiction I can't stand.
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Leigh Lezark
I'm vegetarian, but I love Thanksgiving dinner: faux turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes.
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AnnaLynne McCord
But if an actress asks me my opinion, I would tell her there are a million different designers who make faux fur. If you like that look, wear faux fur. If you're doing it on the red carpet, you're doing it for how it looks. faux fur and real fur look the same on camera.
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Wilson Mizner
The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar you're in.
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Brian Posehn
I'm doing a pilot for Comedy Central with the band Steel Panther. They're faux heavy metal. They started as kind of a tribute band out here, or a cover band, and they're funny guys, and they just sort of morphed into their own thing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAUX»

Discover the use of faux in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to faux and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Faux Pas
Published in France in 1943, Faux Pas is the first collection of essays on literature and language by Maurice Blanchot, the most lucid and powerful French critic of the second half of the 20th century.
Maurice Blanchot, 2001
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French Faux Amis: The Combined Book
"Bringing together all the faux amis from three previous books, and more, in a newly revised and improved edition."--P. [1] of cover.
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2009
3
Faux Surfaces in Polymer Clay: 30 Techniques & Projects that ...
These 30 recipes for special finishing, shaping, baking, and molding techniques will transform polymer's appearance.
Irene Semanchuk Dean, 2003
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Professional Faux Finishes Made Easy
The art of faux finishing is made easy in this introductory guide with thirty step-by-step demonstrations, each able to be completed in four to five steps using basic materials. Original.
Patrick Daly, 2005
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Faux Real: Genuine Leather and 200 Years of Inspired Fakes
Faux Real explores this borderland of the almost-real, the ersatz, and the fake, illuminating a centuries-old culture war between the authentic and the imitative.
Robert Kanigel, 2011
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It's Faux Easy with Gary Lord
Demonstrates thirty finish options from beginner-level projects to more advanced techniques, complementing each project with a shopping list of materials and paints, color samples to use for matching, and professional tips on how to best ...
Gary Lord, 2004
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Faux Finishes
Pocket guyide on simply Creative Faux Finishes
Fastmark, Leisure Arts, 2000
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The art of faux: the complete sourcebook of decorative ...
This collection of show-and-tell how-tos includes a marvelous range of surfaces, paints, tools, and procedures.
Pierre Finkelstein, 1997
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Painting Techniques & Faux Finishes
This book teaches not only the basics of paint use and color, but walks readers through the techniques (such as dragging, ragging, sponging, stippling and splattering) needed for a wide range of room altering finishes.
Marina Niven, 1999
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Fatal Faux-Pas
Samuel C. Gaskin's first book is a delirious mash-up of gags, strips and stories with playful, risque riffs on pop luminaries. Fatal Faux-Pas is youthful exuberance for the adult reader.
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAUX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term faux is used in the context of the following news items.
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Downtown inn gets green with faux grass
The faux turf is installed with a sand layer underneath it. To camouflage seams, curves are cut into the turf when sections are pieced together. «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»
2
Good Morning Britain's Ben Shephard gets caught making huge …
A sneaky snap taken of Ben sat behind the desk showed him to be making one heck of a fashion faux pas. Ben Shephard made a bad decision ... «OK! Magazine, Jul 15»
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Uh oh! Did Bernie Sanders just ruin Hillary's talking point about Jeb …
Uh oh! Did Bernie Sanders just ruin Hillary's talking point about Jeb Bush's 'faux gaffe'? Posted at 11:57 am on July 10, 2015 by Twitchy Staff | View Comments. «Twitchy, Jul 15»
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'Miss Birds Eye': This faux Merman is no Merman
As delightful as it is to hear the pure, unamplified human voice soaring beyond the footlights of a Broadway-size house, there's little that's ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
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Kari Faux - Nada [New Song]
We first got hip to Kari Faux via her webart themed "No Small Talk" video last June, and after the song was subsequently remixed by Childish ... «HotNewHipHop, Jul 15»
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Hunky Harry Potter and Faux Ginger Ron Weasley Battle For …
I'll be the first to admit, “Snitch That's Hermione” is going to wreck your childhood. I make no apologies for that. Even JK Rowling now thinks that ... «TheBacklot, Jul 15»
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Avoid These 4 Business Gift-Giving Faux Pas
... human connection. But even the most well-intentioned gift can miss the mark. To wow your potential clients, avoid these four gifting faux pas: ... «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»
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Faux Jay Z "The Blueprint" Oral History Documented By Clickhole
The album was released on September 11, 2001, the same day that the United States experienced a series of terrorist attacks. "The Blueprint ... «HipHopDX, Jul 15»
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Six Cultural Faux Pas When Working at Star Trek's Starfleet
If that cute ship's counselor won't give you the time of day, why not just recreate her in the holodeck? It must be tempting, but can go horribly ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Daytime Dish: Social Faux Pas
MEDIA GENERAL may allow you to upload, post, transmit or otherwise provide content to MEDIA GENERAL Web sites, including, but not ... «WSLS, Jul 15»

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