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Janus-faced > 3 senses
ADJECTIVE1Janus-facedHaving or concerned with polarities or contrasts
2Janus-faced, ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, two-faced, double-faced, double-tonguedMarked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
3Janus-faced, two-facedHaving two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past
Janus-faced > adjective 1
MeaningHaving or concerned with polarities or contrasts.
Examples"a Janus-faced view of history"; "a Janus-faced policy"
Similar tobipolar
Janus-faced > adjective 2
MeaningMarked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another.
Synonymsambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued
Similar todishonest, dishonorable
Janus-faced > adjective 3
MeaningHaving two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past.
Synonymstwo-faced
Similar tofaced

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