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- [win-doh dres-ing]
- /ˈwɪn doʊ ˈdrɛs ɪŋ/
- /ˈwɪndəʊ ˈdres.ɪŋ/
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- [win-doh dres-ing]
- /ˈwɪn doʊ ˈdrɛs ɪŋ/
Definitions of window-dressing word
- noun window-dressing the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store. 1
- noun window-dressing misrepresentation of something, so as to give a favorable impression: The company's list of assets included a great deal of window dressing. 1
- uncountable noun window-dressing Window-dressing is the skill of arranging objects attractively in a window, especially a shop window, or the way in which they are arranged. 0
- uncountable noun window-dressing If you refer to something as window-dressing, you are critical of it because it is done in order to create a good impression and to prevent people from realizing the real or more unpleasant nature of someone's activities. 0
- noun window-dressing the ornamentation of shop windows, designed to attract customers 0
- noun window-dressing the pleasant, showy, or false aspect of an idea, policy, etc, which is stressed to conceal the real or unpleasant nature; façade 0
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Origin of window-dressing
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90
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Parts of speech for Window-dressing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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window-dressing popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for window-dressing
noun window-dressing
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- facade — Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
- fig leaf — the leaf of a fig tree.
- flamboyance — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- garishness — crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
Antonyms for window-dressing
noun window-dressing
- hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
- ordinariness — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
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