faux

[ foh ]

adjective

1. artificial or imitation; fake:

   a brooch with faux pearls.

Word History and Origins

Origin of faux¹

1670–80; < French; Old French fals < Latin falsus false

Example Sentences

Sweeney, founder of Fifty-Fifty Films, called out Tinseltown’s alleged faux feminism months after “Father of the Bride” producer Carol Baum dismissed her star power.

From Los Angeles Times

Overalls, oversize knits and a faux fur hat that Snell sourced but didn’t end up using for the Tilda Swinton movie “The Eternal Daughter” are part of Rona’s contrasting rural aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times

Former President Trump’s performative faux populism, paid for an oligarch like Elon Musk, spoke to enough of this cohort that the Democrats' rust belt strategy collapsed with some union households going red and millions who opted to stay home.

From Salon

Bowen Yang even goes so far as to helpfully volunteer to out anyone on the cast who had voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, as the camera pans over to three faux cast members with their names spelled out on the screen.

From Salon

It’s a Yankees-themed variation on any number of faux historic stadiums.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ersatz
• fake
• false
• imitation
• imitative
• unreal