facade
/fəˈsaːd/noun
The outer front wall of a building, especially the side that faces the street.
Example sentences
- “The museum's stone facade was cleaned and restored last year.”
- “Tourists stopped to photograph the cathedral's ornate facade.”
Often figurative: a facade of calm is a false front hiding real feelings. Sometimes spelled with a cedilla, 'façade', and pronounced fuh-SAHD.