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phony phony definition

phony


 
  Grep  of  noun  phony 
  acrophony 
  antiphony 
  cacophony 
  colophony 
  euphony 
  homophony 
  phony 
  polyphony 
  quadraphony 
  radiotelephony 
  symphony 
  telephony 
 
  Overview  of  noun  phony 
 
  The  noun  phony  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  hypocrite,  dissembler,  phony,  phoney,  pretender  --  (a  person  who  professes  beliefs  and  opinions  that  they  do  not  hold) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  phony 
 
  The  adj  phony  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  bogus,  fake,  phony,  phoney,  bastard  --  (fraudulent;  having  a  misleading  appearance) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  phony 
 
  1  sense  of  phony 
 
  Sense  1 
  bogus,  fake,  phony,  phoney,  bastard 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  counterfeit)  ->  genuine,  echt 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  phony 
 
  1  sense  of  phony 
 
  Sense  1 
  bogus,  fake,  phony,  phoney,  bastard 
  =>  counterfeit  (vs.  genuine),  imitative 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  phony 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  phony 
 
  phony  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  phony 
  phony 
 
  Overview  of  noun  phony 
 
  The  noun  phony  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  hypocrite,  dissembler,  phony,  phoney,  pretender  --  (a  person  who  professes  beliefs  and  opinions  that  they  do  not  hold) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  phony 
 
  The  adj  phony  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  bogus,  fake,  phony,  phoney,  bastard  --  (fraudulent;  having  a  misleading  appearance) 



phony definition