What does phony mean?
Definitions for phony
ˈfoʊ nipho·ny
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word phony.
Princeton's WordNet
hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender(adj)
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard(adj)
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
GCIDE
phony(a.)
imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phony diamond; a phony hundred-dollar bill.
phony(a.)
Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.
Wiktionary
phony(Noun)
A faker, a person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold or assumes an identity other than their own.
He's as phony as a three-dollar bill.
phony(Adjective)
Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.
Origin: Perhaps an alteration of fawney “gilt brass ring used by swindlers” (1781), from Ir. fáinne “ring.”
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of phony in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of phony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of phony in a Sentence
He’s not the real deal, he’s a phony.
It's all fake news, it's phony stuff. It didn't happen.
Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel.
It’s all fake news. It’s phony stuff. It didn’t happen.
But I never did like it. Still don't. I think it's a phony name.
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Translations for phony
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- خَرّاص, بَهْرَج, متصنعArabic
- Schwindler, Quacksalber, Schwindlerin, gefälscht, HochstaplerGerman
- falso, farsanteSpanish
- huijari, väärennetty, vääräFinnish
- usurpateur, faux-nez, faussaire, faux, charlatan, à la noix, falsifié, frauduleux, usurpatrice, mystificateur, guignol, à la gomme, prophète, escroc, contrefaitFrench
- מזויףHebrew
- hamisHungarian
- ciarlatano, falso, fasulloItalian
- 詐欺師, 偽物, 偽, 贋Japanese
- onecht, nagemaaktDutch
- жулик, поддельный, мошенник, мошенница, фальшивыйRussian
- falsk, oäktaSwedish
- 假Chinese
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