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Dictionary Results for phony:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

phony
    adj 1: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: bogus,
           fake, phony, phoney, bastard]
    n 1: 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 [syn: hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator,
         phony, phoney, pretender]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

phoney \pho"ney\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), a. [Also spelled phony.]
   [Compar. phonier; superl. phoniest.]
   1. Imitating something superior; intended to deceive;
      fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine;
      false; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney diamond; a phoney
      hundred-dollar bill.

   Syn: bogus, counterfeit, fake, ersatz; fraudulent; false.
        [PJC]

   2. Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false
      appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.
      [PJC]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

phoney \pho"ney\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), n.
   Something or someone that is phoney. [Also spelled phony.]
   [PJC]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

phony \pho"ny\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), a. [Also spelled phoney.]
   [Compar. phonier; superl. phoniest.]
   1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive;
      fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine;
      counterfeit; fake; as, a phony diamond; a phony
      hundred-dollar bill.

   Syn: phoney, bogus, counterfeit, fake.
        [PJC]

   2. Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false
      appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.
      [PJC]

5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

phony \pho"ny\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), n.
   Something or someone that is phony. [Also spelled phoney.]
   [PJC]

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