Janus-faced
adjective
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having or concerned with polarities or contrasts
a Janus-faced view of history
Related & opposite
- bipolar similar to
Sense 2 adjective
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
Related & opposite
- double-dealing derivation
- deceitfulness derivation
- duplicity derivation
- dishonest similar to
Sense 3 adjective
having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past
Janus the two-faced god
Related & opposite
- faced similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bipolar |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | double-dealing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deceitfulness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | duplicity |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dishonest |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | faced |