two-faced

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two-faced

  • /ˈtuːˈfeɪst/

Rhymes with -eɪst

Where it comes from

From two + faced, modelled after earlier English twi-faced.

adjective

  1. literally, not comparable Having two faces or plane surfaces.
  2. not comparable Deceitful, duplicitous.
  3. not comparable Hypocritical.

Similar: double-faced, hypocritical, Janus-faced

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adjective

Similar: double-faced, hypocritical, Janus-faced

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adj having two faces or plane surfaces

Italianobifronte
Ελληνικάδιπρόσωπος diprósopos
Русскийдвусторо́нний dvustorónnij
العربيةذُو وَجْهَيْن ḏū wajhayn

adj Deceitful, duplicitous

हिन्दीदुरंगा duraṅgā, दोग़ला doġlā
Ελληνικάδιπρόσωπος diprósopos
العربيةذُو وَجْهَيْن ḏū wajhayn

adj Hypocritical

हिन्दीदोग़ला doġlā
Ελληνικάδιπρόσωπος diprósopos
العربيةذُو وَجْهَيْن ḏū wajhayn

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"two-faced." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/two-faced.

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@misc{two_faced_2026,
  title = {two-faced},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/two-faced},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}