definition of
Janus-faced

[1] #1 Janus-faced s. having or concerned with polarities or contrasts; "a Janus-faced view of history"; "a Janus-faced policy". wn

[2] #2 Janus-faced s. [ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued] 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"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and. wn

[3] #3 Janus-faced s. [two-faced] having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past; "Janus the two-faced god". wn