 janus-faced |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] having or concerned with polarities or contrasts | |
| Examples: | "a Janus-faced view of history" "a Janus-faced policy" |
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| Related terms: | bipolar | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | |
| Synonyms: | deceitful double-dealing duplicitous two-faced double-faced double-tongued ambidextrous | |
| Examples: | "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray |
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| Related terms: | dishonest | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | |
| Synonyms: | deceitful double-dealing double-faced double-tongued duplicitous two-faced ambidextrous | |
| Examples: | "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill "a double-dealing double agent" "a double-faced infernal traitor and |
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| Related terms: | dishonest | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past | |
| Synonyms: | two-faced | |
| Examples: | "Janus the two-faced god" |
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| Related terms: | faced | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past | |
| Synonyms: | two-faced | |
| Examples: | "Janus the two-faced god" |
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| Related terms: | faced | |
