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phony |
Grep of noun phony acrophony antiphony cacophony colophony euphony homophony phony polyphony quadraphony radiotelephony symphony telephony Overview of noun phony The noun phony has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) hypocrite, dissembler, phony, phoney, pretender -- (a person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold) Overview of adj phony The adj phony has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard -- (fraudulent; having a misleading appearance) Antonyms of adj phony 1 sense of phony Sense 1 bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard INDIRECT (VIA counterfeit) -> genuine, echt Similarity of adj phony 1 sense of phony Sense 1 bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard => counterfeit (vs. genuine), imitative Attributes of adj phony Familiarity of adj phony phony used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj phony phony Overview of noun phony The noun phony has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) hypocrite, dissembler, phony, phoney, pretender -- (a person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold) Overview of adj phony The adj phony has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard -- (fraudulent; having a misleading appearance)
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