Definition of phoney Phoney
/fowˈni/ - [fownee] - pho•ney
We found 7 definitions of phoney from 4 different sources.
Advertising
Word comparison
British English
phoney - /fˈəʊni/
American English
phony - /fowˈni/
What does phoney mean?
WordNet
Adjective |
||
| phoney - fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | ||
| bogus, fake, phony, bastard | ||
| counterfeit, imitative not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" | ||
Noun |
||
| phoney - 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 | ||
| hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, pretender | ||
| cheater, deceiver, beguiler, slicker, trickster, cheat someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | ||
| smoothy, sweet talker, charmer, smoothie a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) | ||
| tartufe, tartuffe a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
- phoney (Noun)
A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. - phoney (Noun)
A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. - phoney (Adjective)
1900 Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
-
phoney
Someone who dissembles.
