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janus-faced definition
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Overview of adj janus-faced The adj janus-faced has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) Janus-faced -- (having or concerned with polarities or contrasts; "a Janus-faced view of history"; "a Janus-faced policy") 2. ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued -- (marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray) 3. Janus-faced, two-faced -- (having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past; "Janus the two-faced god") Antonyms of adj janus-faced 3 senses of janus-faced Sense 1 Janus-faced INDIRECT (VIA bipolar) -> unipolar Sense 2 ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued INDIRECT (VIA dishonest) -> honest, honorable Sense 3 Janus-faced, two-faced INDIRECT (VIA faced) -> faceless Similarity of adj janus-faced 3 senses of janus-faced Sense 1 Janus-faced => bipolar (vs. unipolar) Sense 2 ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued => dishonest (vs. honest), dishonorable Sense 3 Janus-faced, two-faced => faced (vs. faceless) Attributes of adj janus-faced Familiarity of adj janus-faced janus-faced used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj janus-faced janus-faced Overview of adj janus-faced The adj janus-faced has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) Janus-faced -- (having or concerned with polarities or contrasts; "a Janus-faced view of history"; "a Janus-faced policy") 2. ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued -- (marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray) 3. Janus-faced, two-faced -- (having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past; "Janus the two-faced god")
janus-faced definition
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