# der schöner Schein

der schöner Schein is a German noun meaning “facade”. Forms: des schönen Scheins.

## Forms

- Genitive: des schönen Scheins

## Meanings

1. _idiomatic · no plural_ facade, a false appearance
   - Ihr zur Schau getragenes Eheglück war schon lange nur noch schöner Schein. — Their ostentatious display of marital happiness had long ceased to be anything but facade.

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