[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/faux/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) / faux

# faux

adjective (faux)

«faux» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Faux means fake or made to look like the real thing, used mostly for materials such as fur, leather or marble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faux/#m1)
2. It is borrowed from French, where «faux» means «false». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faux/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and shopping, «faux fur» and «faux leather» are made without real animals. In design, a «faux finish» makes paint look like wood or stone. «Faux pas» (from French) means an embarrassing mistake in manners. Common phrases: «faux fur», «faux leather», «faux pas», «faux marble».

### Examples

- My winter coat has a faux fur hood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faux/#x1)
- The sofa is covered in faux leather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faux/#x2)
- The pillars look like stone, but they are faux marble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faux/#x3)
- Wearing a hat at the dinner table was a faux pas in Grandpa's house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faux/#x4)
- Faux fur is kinder to animals than real fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faux/#x5)
- The shop sells faux flowers that never die. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faux/#x6)
- Her bag is faux snakeskin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faux/#x7)

### Note

Say «foe» (the x is silent), so it sounds just like «foe» (enemy). It comes before the noun: «faux fur». In French it is an ordinary word for «false»; in English it is used mainly for fashion and decoration. «Faux pas» is said foe-PAH; plural is also «faux pas».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «faux» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faux/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«faux» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/faux.html) on Mova free.