facade

 
Pronunciation: /fəˈsɑːd/
(also façade)

noun

  • 1the principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space: the house has a half-timbered facade
  • 2a deceptive outward appearance: her flawless public facade masked private despair

Origin:

mid 17th century: from French façade, from face 'face', on the pattern of Italian facciata