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janus-faced

Ja·nus-faced
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jey-nuh s feyst]
    • /ˈdʒeɪ nəs feɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jey-nuh s feyst]
    • /ˈdʒeɪ nəs feɪst/

Definitions of janus-faced word

  • adjective janus-faced having two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, as the Roman deity Janus. 1
  • adjective janus-faced having two contrasting aspects, as the alternation of mood in a capricious person. 1
  • adjective janus-faced two-faced; deceitful. 1
  • adjective janus-faced aware of or concerned with polarities; seeing different and contrasting aspects: a Janus-faced view of history. 1
  • adjective janus-faced having or containing contrasting characteristics: a Janus-faced policy. 1
  • adjective janus-faced two-faced; hypocritical; deceitful 0

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Origin of janus-faced

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Janus-faced

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

janus-faced popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for janus-faced

adj janus-faced

  • bipolar — suffering from bipolar manic-depressive disorder

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