fake faux As adjectives the difference between fake and fauxis that fake is not real; false, fraudulent while faux is fake or a noun fakeis something which is not genuine, or is presented a verb fakeis to cheat; to swindle; to steal; to Comparisons What's the difference?fakeEnglishEtymology 1wikipedia fake The origin is not known with certainty, although first attested in 1775Adjectiveen-adjNot real; false, fur coat looks fake ?Nounen nounSomething which is not genuine, or is presented trick; a swindle.soccer Move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage when dribbling an soccer move feint, ice hokey move dekeVerbfakTo cheat; to swindle; to steal; to make; to construct; to do. rfexampleTo modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog, by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to To modify fraudulently adulterate * To make a false display pass off, poseDerived terms* fake out * fakerEtymology 2From etyl m, to coil a rope .Nounen nounnautical One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or To coil a rope, line, or hawser, by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running or artificialclothing made from faux leathera faux -archaic style of speechfaux wineDerived terms* faux pas * fauxhawk / fohawk * fauxhemian * fauxlex * fauxmosexual * fauxnetic * fauxtatoes -