| Main Entry: | front |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lead, beginning |
Synonyms: |
advanced, ahead, anterior, facial, first, fore, foremost, forward, frontal, head, headmost, in the foreground, leading, obverse, topmost, vanward, ventral |
Antonyms: |
back, ending, final, finishing, rear |
| Main Entry: | front |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forward, beginning part of something |
Synonyms: |
anterior, bow, breast, brow, exterior, facade, face, facing, fore, foreground, forehead, forepart, front line, frontage, frontal, frontispiece, head, lead, obverse, proscenium, top, van, vanguard |
Antonyms: |
back, rear |
| Main Entry: | front |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appearance put on for show |
Synonyms: |
air, aspect, bearing, blind, carriage, coloring, countenance, cover, cover-up, demeanor, disguise, display, expression, exterior, facade, face, fake, figure, manner, mask, mien, phony, port, presence, pretext, put-on, show, veil, window dressing |
| Main Entry: | front |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look out on to |
Synonyms: |
border, confront, cover, encounter, face, look over, meet, overlay, overlook |
| Concept: | Front. |
| Category: | 3. Centrical dimensions; special |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
front; fore, forepart; foreground; face, disk, disc, frontage; facade, proscenium, facia, frontispiece; anteriority; obverse [of a medal or coin]., fore rank, front rank; van, vanguard; advanced guard; outpost; first line; scout., brow, forehead, visage, physiognomy, phiz, countenance, mug; rostrum, beak, bow, stem, prow, prore, jib., pioneer (precursor); metoposcopy.
-verbs
be in front, stand in front; front, face, confront; bend forwards; come to the front, come to the fore.
-adjectives
fore, anterior, front, frontal.
-adverbs
before; in front, in the van, in advance; ahead, right ahead; forehead, foremost; in the foreground, in the lee of; before one's face, before one's eyes; face to face, vis-a-vis; front a front.
-phrases
formosa muta commendatio est [Syrus]; frons est animi janua [Cicero]; "Human face divine" [Milton]; imago animi vultus est indices oculi [Cicero]; "sea of upturned
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Antonyms: |
rear |
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| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pretended behavior |
Synonyms: |
affectation, attitude, bit*, chaser, dissimilation, fake, false front, feigning, front, performance, phony, pose, posture, pretense, put-on, sham, show, shuck and jive, simulation, soft soap, stall, stance, stunt, sweet talk |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Main Entry: | affectation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pretended behavior to make an impression |
Synonyms: |
air, airs, appearance, artificiality, facade, false front, front, going Hollywood, imitation, insincerity, mannerism, pose, pretense, pretension, pretentiousness, put-on, putting on airs, sham*, show, showing off, simulation |
Antonyms: |
naturalness, simplicity |
| Main Entry: | airs |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | affectation; pretended behavior |
Synonyms: |
affectedness, arrogance, false front, front, haughtiness, hauteur, mannerism, ostentation, pomposity, pose, pretense, pretension, pretentiousness, put-on, show, superciliousness |
Antonyms: |
personality, realness, truthfulness |
| Main Entry: | appearance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outward aspect, characteristic |
Synonyms: |
air, attitude, bearing, blind, carriage, cast, character, condition, countenance, demeanor, dress, expression, face, fashion, feature, figure, form, front, guise, image, look, looks, manner, mannerism, mien, mode, outline, pose, presence, presentation, screen, semblance, shape, stamp |
| Main Entry: | appearance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outward show; pretense |
Synonyms: |
aura, beard, blind, countenance, dream, facade, front, guise, idea, illusion, image, impression, mirage, phenomenon, reflection, screen, seeming, semblance, sound, specter, vision |
Antonyms: |
reality |