ALL meanings of janus-faced
Ja·nus-faced
J j - 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
- adjective janus-faced two-faced; deceiving 0
- adjective janus-faced double-faced; deceitful. 0