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    -phony
    /f(ə)ni/

    combining form

    • 1. forming nouns corresponding to words ending in -phone (such as telephony corresponding to telephone).

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPHONY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PHONY definition: 1. not sincere or not real: 2. represented as real but actually false; intended to deceive: 3. a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › phonyPhony Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PHONY is not genuine or real. How to use phony in a sentence. not genuine or real: such as; intended to deceive or mislead; intended to defraud : counterfeit…

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › phonyPhony - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Whether you're talking about your attitude, a gigantic diamond, or that obnoxious guy's claims that he knows everything about quantum physics, you can use phony to say that something’s not real. Use the adjective phony to describe anything that’s fake.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › phonyPHONY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Phony definition: not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit. See examples of PHONY used in a sentence.

  6. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › phonyphony - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 26, 2024 · ( informal) Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one. Synonyms. [ edit] (fraudulent): bogus, counterfeit, fake. See also Thesaurus:fake.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › phonyPhony - definition of phony by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPHONY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PHONY meaning: 1. not sincere or not real: 2. represented as real but actually false; intended to deceive: 3. a…. Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionphony adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of phony adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › phoney_adjphoney, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    False, fake, ersatz. Of personal behaviour: feigned, affected, disingenuous (cf. faux-naïf, n. & adj.). Of a material: synthetic, artificial…

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › phonyPhony Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noun. Suffix. Filter. adjective. phonier, phoniest. Not genuine or real; sham or counterfeit. A phony credit card; a phony beard. American Heritage. Not genuine; false, counterfeit, spurious, pretentious, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest. A phony expert in investing. American Heritage.