Hilary Farr

Year after year, animal print, hides, fur, tusks et al find their way into the home as design elements in various spaces; not surprising, considering that the use of 'animalia' as decor in the home dates back centuries, when, to be fair, they didn't have the choice of faux and tended to eat the animals as well as enjoy their pelts.

British Designer

Travis Bradberry

Gossipers derive pleasure from other people's misfortunes. It might be fun to peer into somebody else's personal or professional faux pas at first, but over time, it gets tiring, makes you feel gross, and hurts other people.

American Author

John Ridley

If faux liberal white guys want to support and defend Obama, by all means please do so. But I would suggest they try to limit that support to matters of policy and not perspectives on race.

American Director

Jeffree Star

I love wearing black, especially leather or even faux leather! It just adds edge and a sense of class and maturity to your outfit!

American Celebrity

Jane Velez-Mitchell

We cannot consume our way into personal growth. Yet, millions of us have bought into this cynical concept of faux identity.

American Journalist

Kevin O'Leary

My worst fashion faux pas: probably orange shoes with white pants. I thought I looked spectacular.

Canadian Businessman

Leigh Lezark

I'm vegetarian, but I love Thanksgiving dinner: faux turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes.

American Musician

Dennis Lehane

Don't get me wrong, I love literary fiction. It's faux literary fiction I can't stand.

Adriana Trigiani

American Novelist

Nandita Mahtani

Indian Designer

Faux often describes materials made to imitate something valuable or genuine, like fur or leather.

Material Imitation

Using 'faux' can suggest a choice made for ethical reasons, such as avoiding animal products.

Ethical Alternatives

Faux items are generally less expensive, highlighting affordability in contrast to the real thing.

Cost Perspective

Faux as an adverb often suggests hiding true feelings or pretending for social convenience.

Emotional Disguise

Using 'faux' can refer to maintaining a false image or impression in a social context.

Social Appearances

The word 'faux' can be a sign that the speaker is aware of the insincerity of the action.

Insincerity Indicator

 The opposite, of course, is -- fake fake. All right, now, there is value for fake. There will always be companies around to supply the fake, because there will always be desire for the fake. Fact is, there's a general if you don't like it, it's fake; if you do like it, it's faux.

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 and interior spaces very seriously, putting a lot of work and care into the details. The shared spaces are also treated in the same manner, where walls are decorated in faux marble patterns. But despite this elaborate decor, sometimes these apartments are used

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 The second is, my friends know to be very wary of inviting me over for dinner because any faux pas that happens at the table is likely to wind up in print. So, I'm watching, I can see back there and I can see through the portals, too.

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 brother first which is a massive faux pas and at the time you know she was really looked at badly for doing that she had Salome her daughter with her first husband but Antipas raised Salome it's made up to raise her as his own and

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 Green now retrofits are often accused of being examples of faux downtown and instant urbanism and not without reason you don't get much more funny than an astroturf town green I have to say these are very hybrid places they

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 Now, retrofits are often accused of being examples of faux downtowns and instant urbanism, and not without reason; you don't get much more phony than an Astroturf town green. I have to say, these are very hybrid places.

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 inspiration to calm and same power by the way I am Annika faux is the name my mother gave to me at bat it's actually a yellow word it means shut up my father and only surviving son desperate to have

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 that in the beginning are really worried about the fact that people were using faux leopard skins and it was becoming so far down to about 50,000 now and when Beverly and I were born that number was

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 dozens of buildings and a faux jurassic park complete with life-sized dinosaurs he also had his own personal Zoo stocked with exotic species such as zebras

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 an airstrip dozens of buildings and a faux jurassic park complete with life-sized dinosaurs he also had his own personal Zoo stocked

Faux

Not real, but made to look or seem real.

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In a deceptive or insincere way.

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Material Imitation

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