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Definição e significado de Janus-faced
Definição
Janus-faced (adj.)
1.having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past"Janus the two-faced god"
2.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..."
3.having or concerned with polarities or contrasts"a Janus-faced view of history" "a Janus-faced policy"
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Merriam Webster
Janus-facedJa"nus-faced` (?), a. Double-faced; deceitful.
Janus-faced lock, one having duplicate faces so as to go upon a right or a left hand door, the key entering on either side indifferently. Knight.
Sinónimos
Janus-faced (adj.)
ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, false, fraudulent, two-faced
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Janus-faced (adj.)
Dicionario analógico
Janus-faced (adj.)
faced[Similaire]
Janus-faced (adj.)
hypocritical; two-faced[Classe]
ambiguous; double-edged[Classe]
dishonest, dishonorable, dishonourable[Similaire]
Janus-faced (adj.)
bipolar[Similaire]
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