phoniness

pho·ny

also pho·ney P0254100 (fō′nē)adj. pho·ni·er, pho·ni·est 1. Not genuine or real; sham or counterfeit: a phony credit card; a phony beard.2. Spurious, deceptive, or false: a phony excuse.3. Fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest: a phony expert in investing.n. pl. pho·nies also pho·neys 1. A fraudulent or dishonest person.2. Something that is not genuine; a fake.

[Alteration of fawney, gilt brass ring used by swindlers, from Irish Gaelic fáinne, ring, from Old Irish.]

pho′ni·ly adv.pho′ni·ness n.

Thesaurus

phoniness

noun1. Lack of sincerity:ambidexterity, artificiality, disingenuousness, insincerity.2. A show or expression of feelings or beliefs one does not actually hold or possess:hypocrisy, pharisaism, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, tartuffery, two-facedness.

单词	phoniness
释义	phoniness pho·ny also pho·ney P0254100 (fō′nē)adj. pho·ni·er, pho·ni·est 1. Not genuine or real; sham or counterfeit: a phony credit card; a phony beard.2. Spurious, deceptive, or false: a phony excuse.3. Fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest: a phony expert in investing.n. pl. pho·nies also pho·neys 1. A fraudulent or dishonest person.2. Something that is not genuine; a fake. [Alteration of fawney, gilt brass ring used by swindlers, from Irish Gaelic fáinne, ring, from Old Irish.] pho′ni·ly adv.pho′ni·ness n. Thesaurus phoniness noun1. Lack of sincerity:ambidexterity, artificiality, disingenuousness, insincerity.2. A show or expression of feelings or beliefs one does not actually hold or possess:hypocrisy, pharisaism, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, tartuffery, two-facedness. IdiomsSeephonyEncyclopediaSeefraud phoniness noun Synonyms for phoniness noun lack of sincerity Synonyms ambidexterity artificiality disingenuousness insincerity noun a show or expression of feelings or beliefs one does not actually hold or possess Synonyms hypocrisy pharisaism sanctimoniousness sanctimony tartuffery two-facedness
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phoniness

pho·ny

phoniness

phoniness

Synonyms for phoniness

noun lack of sincerity

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noun a show or expression of feelings or beliefs one does not actually hold or possess

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