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Janus-faced

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

double-faced; deceitful

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: double-faced, two-faced, beguiling, deceitful, deceptious, deceptive, deceptory, fallacious, fraudful, fraudulent, mendacious

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Janus the two-faced god

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: two-faced

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another- Israel Zangwill- W.M.Thackeray

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was a deceitful scheming little thing
  • a double-dealing double agent
  • a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having or concerned with polarities or contrasts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a Janus-faced view of history
  • a Janus-faced policy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: двуличен (dvuličen) — double-faced; deceitful