"phony" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfoʊni/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-phoney.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-phony.wav Forms: phonier [comparative], phoniest [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊni Etymology: Of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of fawny (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from Irish fáinne (“ring”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=unknown origin}} unknown origin, {{uder|en|ga|fáinne||ring}} Irish fáinne (“ring”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} phony (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)
  1. (informal) Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. Tags: informal Synonyms (fraudulent): bogus, counterfeit, fake Derived forms: peach phony disease, phoniness, phony as a three-dollar bill, phony-baloney, phony disease, phonyness, phony peach disease Translations (fraudulent; fake): بَهْرَج (bahraj) [masculine] (Arabic), خَرَّاص (ḵarrāṣ) [masculine] (Arabic), измамен (izmamen) (Bulgarian), мошенически (mošeničeski) (Bulgarian), (jiǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), falešný [masculine] (Czech), onecht (Dutch), nagemaakt (Dutch), falsa (Esperanto), väärä (Finnish), väärennetty (Finnish), epäaito (Finnish), vale- (Finnish), frauduleux [masculine] (French), contrefait [masculine] (French), falsifié [masculine] (French), faux [masculine] (French), à la noix (French), à la gomme (French), ცრუ (cru) (Georgian), ყალბი (q̇albi) (Georgian), falsch (German), unecht (German), gefälscht (German), verlogen (German), מזויף (Hebrew), hamis (Hungarian), falso (Italian), fasullo (Italian), (nise) (alt: にせ) (Japanese), (nise) (alt: にせ) (Japanese), 偽物の (nisemono no) (alt: にせものの) (Japanese), falso (Portuguese), de araque (Portuguese), фальши́вый (falʹšívyj) [masculine] (Russian), подде́льный (poddélʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), ненастоя́щий (nenastojáščij) [masculine] (Russian), falso (Spanish), falaz (Spanish), fraudulento (Spanish), mendaz (Spanish), falsk (Swedish), oäkta (Swedish), förljugen (Swedish), lögnaktig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-phony-en-adj-dhOaUvqQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phoney [British] Derived forms: Phony War

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfoʊni/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-phoney.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-phony.wav Forms: phonies [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊni Etymology: Of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of fawny (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from Irish fáinne (“ring”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=unknown origin}} unknown origin, {{uder|en|ga|fáinne||ring}} Irish fáinne (“ring”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} phony (plural phonies)
  1. (informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. Tags: informal Translations (a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own): измамник (izmamnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), мошеник (mošenik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), huijari (Finnish), teeskentelijä (Finnish), usurpateur [masculine] (French), usurpatrice [feminine] (French), faux-nez [feminine, masculine] (French), faussaire [feminine, masculine] (French), Hochstapler [masculine] (German), Blender [masculine] (German), Scharlatan [masculine] (German), impostore [masculine] (Italian), 詐欺師 (sagishi) (alt: さぎし) (Japanese), simulātor [masculine] (Latin), impostor (Portuguese), прики́дчик (prikídčik) [masculine] (Russian), прики́дчица (prikídčica) [feminine] (Russian), fingidor [masculine] (Spanish), bluff [common-gender] (Swedish), bedragare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-phony-en-noun-JyPU-jSo Disambiguation of 'a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own': 82 18 0
  2. (informal) A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms: faker, dissembler, pretender, fake, deceiver Translations (a person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold): 说慌话的人 (Chinese Mandarin), pokrytec [masculine] (Czech), teeskentelijä (Finnish), mystificateur [masculine] (French), guignol [masculine] (French), faux prophète [masculine] (French), Heuchler [masculine] (German), Lügner [masculine] (German), falso (Portuguese), falso [masculine] (Spanish), farsante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-phony-en-noun-JFM6Xnqd Disambiguation of People: 14 14 72 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 23 48 1 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 28 21 45 2 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 9 64 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 13 50 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 16 63 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 21 11 62 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 11 62 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 22 55 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 11 60 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 20 11 64 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 12 61 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 10 58 1 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 17 22 58 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 11 62 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 22 10 62 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 28 53 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 10 67 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 11 64 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 18 10 67 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 20 50 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 21 54 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 10 67 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 11 65 1 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 12 63 2 3 Disambiguation of 'a person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold': 24 76 0
  3. (informal) Anything fraudulent or fake. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-phony-en-noun-zX4G-o29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phoney [British] Derived forms: Phony War, phony up, phoney up, Phoney War

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfoʊni/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-phoney.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-phony.wav Forms: phonies [present, singular, third-person], phonying [participle, present], phonied [participle, past], phonied [past]
Rhymes: -əʊni Etymology: Of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of fawny (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from Irish fáinne (“ring”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=unknown origin}} unknown origin, {{uder|en|ga|fáinne||ring}} Irish fáinne (“ring”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} phony (third-person singular simple present phonies, present participle phonying, simple past and past participle phonied)
  1. (informal) To fake. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-phony-en-verb-Q3fLC3Uh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phoney [British]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "authentic"
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    {
      "word": "genuine"
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          "word": "peach phony disease"
        },
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          "word": "phoniness"
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        {
          "word": "phony as a three-dollar bill"
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          "word": "phony disease"
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          "text": "A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.",
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        "(informal) Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance."
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          "sense": "fraudulent",
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          "code": "ar",
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          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḵarrāṣ",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "خَرَّاص"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izmamen",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "измамен"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "mošeničeski",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "мошенически"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiǎ",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "假"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "falešný"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "onecht"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "nagemaakt"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "falsa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "väärä"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "väärennetty"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "epäaito"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "vale-"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "frauduleux"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "contrefait"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "falsifié"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "faux"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "à la noix"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "à la gomme"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "cru",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "ცრუ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "q̇albi",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "ყალბი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "falsch"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "unecht"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "gefälscht"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "verlogen"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "מזויף"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "hamis"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "falso"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "fasullo"
        },
        {
          "alt": "にせ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nise",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "偽"
        },
        {
          "alt": "にせ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nise",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "贋"
        },
        {
          "alt": "にせものの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nisemono no",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "偽物の"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "falso"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "de araque"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "falʹšívyj",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фальши́вый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poddélʹnyj",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "подде́льный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nenastojáščij",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ненастоя́щий"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "falso"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "falaz"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "fraudulento"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "mendaz"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "falsk"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "oäkta"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "förljugen"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
          "word": "lögnaktig"
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          "text": "He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony.",
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        {
          "ref": "1951, J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 164:",
          "text": "What a deal that was. You never saw so many phonies in all your life, everybody smoking their ears off and talking about the play so that everybody could hear and know how sharp they were.",
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        "(informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own."
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          "_dis1": "82 18 0",
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          "roman": "izmamnik",
          "sense": "a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own",
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        {
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "mošenik",
          "sense": "a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "мошеник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own",
          "word": "huijari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own",
          "word": "teeskentelijä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "usurpateur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "usurpatrice"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "faux-nez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "faussaire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own",
          "tags": [
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      "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
      "word": "à la gomme"
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      "roman": "q̇albi",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "unecht"
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
      "word": "מזויף"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
      "word": "hamis"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "fraudulent; fake",
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      "alt": "にせ",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "förljugen"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own",
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      "sense": "a person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold",
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      "code": "de",
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