Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Hypocritical.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having two faces; two-faced; hence, double-dealing; deceitful.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Double-faced; deceitful.
- adjective one having duplicate faces so as to go upon a right or a left hand door, the key entering on either side indifferently.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past
- adjective having or concerned with polarities or contrasts
- adjective marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
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Examples
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But what we see on stage is curiously Janus-faced.
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That Pakistan has been Janus-faced in its approach to fighting terrorism is hardly news.
Pakistan as Terror Sanctuary Sadanand Dhume 2011
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Democrats have always had a much more Janus-faced posture with respect to the winner-take-all economy.
Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010
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Janus-faced nature of Romanticism's engagement with secularism and cosmopolitanism.
About This Volume 2008
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Democrats have always had a much more Janus-faced posture with respect to the winner-take-all economy.
Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010
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The Janus-faced portrait has been placed on a pedestal at the center of the room and surrounded by marble sculptures by Bronzino's contemporaries, a subtle echo of what was once a heated dispute.
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Thus, Chinese nationalism is a Janus-faced force that can and does move easily in both loyalist and oppositional directions.
A Primer On China Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom 2010
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Democrats have always had a much more Janus-faced posture with respect to the winner-take-all economy.
Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010
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The Janus-faced fireplace's less ornate twin serves outdoor tables beneath a pergola.
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In turn, this history illuminates the Janus-faced nature of nationalism, remarkable in its fluidity and ability to accommodate a wide spectrum of political agendas, from the radically democratic to the most conservative and insular.
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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