phony

or pho·ney

[ foh-nee ]

/ ˈfoʊ ni /

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adjective, pho·ni·er, pho·ni·est.

not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.

false or deceiving; not truthful; concocted: a phony explanation.

insincere or deceitful; affected or pretentious: a phony sales representative.

noun, plural pho·nies.

something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.

an insincere, pretentious, or deceitful person: He thought my friends were a bunch of phonies.

verb (used with object), pho·nied, pho·ny·ing.

to falsify; counterfeit; fabricate (often followed by up): to phony up a document.

Origin of phony

1895–1900; perhaps alteration and respelling of fawney (slang) finger ring (<Irish fsptáinne), if taken to mean “false” in the phrase fawney rig a confidence game in which a brass ring is sold as a gold one

SYNONYMS FOR phony

4 fraud, imitation, hoax.

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OTHER WORDS FROM phony

pho·ni·ly, adverbpho·ni·ness, noun

Definition for phony (2 of 2)

-phony

a combining form used in the formation of abstract nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -phone: telephony.

Origin of -phony

<Greek -phōnia;see -phone, -y³

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British Dictionary definitions for phony (1 of 2)

phony

/ (ˈfəʊnɪ) /

adjective, noun -nier or -niest or plural -nies

a variant spelling (esp US) of phoney

Derived forms of phony

phoniness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for phony (2 of 2)

-phony

n combining form

indicating a specified type of soundcacophony; euphony

Derived forms of -phony

-phonic, adj combining form

Word Origin for -phony

from Greek -phōnia, from phōnē sound

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Medical definitions for phony

-phony

suff.

Sound:microphony.

单词	phony
释义	phony or pho·ney [ foh-nee ] / ˈfoʊ ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR phony ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, pho·ni·er, pho·ni·est. not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond. false or deceiving; not truthful; concocted: a phony explanation. insincere or deceitful; affected or pretentious: a phony sales representative. noun, plural pho·nies. something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake. an insincere, pretentious, or deceitful person: He thought my friends were a bunch of phonies. verb (used with object), pho·nied, pho·ny·ing. to falsify; counterfeit; fabricate (often followed by up): to phony up a document. Origin of phony 1895–1900; perhaps alteration and respelling of fawney (slang) finger ring (<Irish fsptáinne), if taken to mean “false” in the phrase fawney rig a confidence game in which a brass ring is sold as a gold one SYNONYMS FOR phony 4 fraud, imitation, hoax. SEE SYNONYMS FOR phony ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM phony pho·ni·ly, adverbpho·ni·ness, noun Definition for phony (2 of 2) -phony a combining form used in the formation of abstract nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -phone: telephony. Origin of -phony <Greek -phōnia;see -phone, -y³ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for phony (1 of 2) phony / (ˈfəʊnɪ) / adjective, noun -nier or -niest or plural -nies a variant spelling (esp US) of phoney Derived forms of phony phoniness, noun British Dictionary definitions for phony (2 of 2) -phony n combining form indicating a specified type of soundcacophony; euphony Derived forms of -phony -phonic, adj combining form Word Origin for -phony from Greek -phōnia, from phōnē sound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to phony spurious, counterfeit, sham, bogus, forged, trick, put-on, pseudo, imitation, affected, artificial, assumed Medical definitions for phony -phony suff. Sound:microphony. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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phony

or pho·ney

adjective, pho·ni·er, pho·ni·est.

noun, plural pho·nies.

verb (used with object), pho·nied, pho·ny·ing.

Origin of phony

SYNONYMS FOR phony

OTHER WORDS FROM phony

Definition for phony (2 of 2)

Origin of -phony

British Dictionary definitions for phony (1 of 2)

adjective, noun -nier or -niest or plural -nies

Derived forms of phony

British Dictionary definitions for phony (2 of 2)

n combining form

Derived forms of -phony

Word Origin for -phony

Words related to phony

Medical definitions for phony

suff.