Definitions:

1. A false or misleading appearance. NOUN
   • She managed to maintain a facade of indifference.
2. A way or behaving or appearing that gives others a false idea of your true situation or feelings. NOUN
   • If your are mad but acting happy, you're putting up a facade.
3. The exterior wall or face of a building. NOUN
   • The present structure, has its Gothic character disguised by a classical facade with Ionic pillars and much tasteless modernization.
4. The front of a building, or the part that faces a courtyard or street. NOUN
   • The facade of the building was a little weathered.

Synonyms:

• appearance
• disguise
• exterior
• Face
• front
• front view
• frontage
• pretense
• semblance
• surface