1
[ adjective ] having or concerned with polarities or contrasts

Examples

"a Janus-faced view of history" "a Janus-faced policy"

Used in print

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

The era , however , is Janus-faced .

Related terms

bipolar

2
[ adjective ] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

Examples

"she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray

Related terms

dishonest

3
[ adjective ] marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

Examples

"she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill "a double-dealing double agent" "a double-faced infernal traitor and

Related terms

dishonest

4
[ adjective ] having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past

Synonyms

two-faced

Examples

"Janus the two-faced god"

Related terms

faced

5
[ adjective ] having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past

Synonyms

two-faced

Examples

"Janus the two-faced god"

Related terms

faced

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