Definition of Janus-faced

1. Adjective. Having or concerned with polarities or contrasts. "A Janus-faced policy"

Similar to: Bipolar

2. Adjective. Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another. "A double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"

3. Adjective. Having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past. "Janus the two-faced god"
Exact synonyms: Two-faced
Similar to: Faced

Lexicographical Neighbors of Janus-faced

Jansky's classification
Jansky-Bielschowsky disease
janskys
jantee
janthina
jantier
janties
jantiest
janty
January
January 1
January 19
January 20
January 6
Janus
Janus-faced (current term)
Janus green B
Jan Amos Komensky
Jan Christian Smuts
Jan Evangelista Purkinje
Jan Hendrix Oort
Jan Hus
Jan Swammerdam
Jan Tinbergen
Jan van der Meer
Jan van Eyck
Jan Vermeer
Jap
japan
japan

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