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Definitions for Veneer

[1] a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
[2] any of the thin layers of wood glued together to form plywood.
[3] Building Trades . a facing of a certain material applied to a different one or to a type of construction not ordinarily associated with it, as a facing of brick applied to a frame house.
[4] a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance: a cruel person with a veneer of kindliness.
[5] to overlay or face (wood) with thin sheets of some material, as a fine wood, ivory, or tortoise shell.
[6] to face or cover (an object) with any material that is more desirable as a surface material than the basic material of the object; revet.
[7] to cement (layers of wood veneer) to form plywood.
[8] to give a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance to.
[9] a thin layer of wood, plastic, etc, with a decorative or fine finish that is bonded to the surface of a less expensive material, usually wood
[10] a superficial appearance, esp one that is pleasing a veneer of gentility
[11] any facing material that is applied to a different backing material
[12] any one of the layers of wood that is used to form plywood
[13] to cover (a surface) with a veneer
[14] to bond together (thin layers of wood) to make plywood
[15] to conceal (something) under a superficially pleasant surface

Words related to Veneer

layer, semblance, mask, gloss, coating, exterior, facade, guise, finish, leaf, covering, appearance, overlay, cover, surface, face, disguise, show, blanch, plate

Words nearby Veneer

vendémiaire, vendôme, vene-, venectasia, venectomy, veneer, veneer patch, veneering, venenation, venene, venenose

Origin of Veneer

1695–1705; earlier fineering, faneering < German Fourni(e)rung, Furni(e)rung, equivalent to furni(e)ren to furnish (< French fournir ) + -ung -ing1

Other words from Veneer

ve·neer·er , noun
un·ve·neered , adjective

Word origin for Veneer

C17: from German furnieren to veneer, from Old French fournir to furnish

Synonyms for Veneer

coating, exterior, facade, gloss, layer, mask, semblance, appearance, cover, covering, disguise, face, finish, guise, leaf, overlay, show, surface, window dressing