Read full poem →Brutal et sourd comme le vent,
Louche et faux comme le ciel bas,
L'Automne rôde par ici,
Dictionary Entry
Fake or artificial
In a Sentence
“She bought a faux fur jacket that looked just like real fur.”
Origin
From French faux ‘false’, which comes from Latin falsus.
Common Phrases
pas faux. fauxmarble fauxfur fauxfinishes fauxamis fauxfaux lesfaux le
Poetry examples for “faux”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Till the diamond’s ace, of Indian race,
Led him a sair faux pas, man:
The Saxon lads, wi’ loud placads,