Janus-faced meaning

Janus-faced as an adjective

1. having or concerned with polarities or contrasts
   • a Janus-faced view of history
   • a Janus-faced policy

   Similar: bipolar

2. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
   • she was a deceitful scheming little thing
   • a double-dealing double agent
   • a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer

   Synonyms: ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued

   Similar: dishonest

3. having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past
   • Janus the two-faced god

   Synonyms: two-faced

   Similar: faced