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unfaced

unfaced

8.9
Not turned toward a road or view
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfeɪst/
translation icon : sin orientar
  • The cottage was unfaced, with its windows looking away from the street for privacy.

Examples

  • The building remained unfaced toward the main road, blending quietly into the landscape.

  • Many old temples were intentionally unfaced to avoid direct sunlight at certain times of day.

  • The wall was unfaced and needed plastering.

  • Why is the building still unfaced?

  • The house was unfaced, facing away from the busy street to provide a quiet atmosphere.

  • The museum's unfaced side featured a beautiful garden instead of windows.

  • For better insulation, the cabin was built unfaced to shield against harsh winter winds.

Antonyms

oriented
3.7

Familiar with a place or aimed at a particular purpose

How Facing

to front
6 4.3
unfaced
8.9
sideways
100 2.1

Surface Forms

unfaced positive

Morphology

unfaced = faced (transparent) = un + face + ed

Negation 'un-' applied to 'faced' (past participle/adjective from the verb 'face') yields 'not turned to face'—a literal and predictable formation.

Etymology

Unfaced comes from un- 'not' and faced 'turned to face something'. Picture a house whose windows point away from the street so it is 'not faced' toward the road. So unfaced means not turned to face a particular direction.