faux

• Qualifie quelque chose qui n'est pas authentique ou véritable, mais qui est conçu pour imiter ou faire passer pour l'original.

Describes something that is not genuine but made to imitate the real thing.

1. Imitation or artificialB2formal

   Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article.

   Imitation ou artificiel

   • She wore a faux fur coat to the party.
   • The designer used faux leather for the handbag.
   • He bought a faux marble table for his living room.

   Synonymesartificialcounterfeitersatzfakefalseimitationmockpastepretendreplicashamsimulatedsynthetic

   Antonymesactualauthenticgenuinerealtrue