phony

phony
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thinking, profound; discerning, discriminating, discriminative, discriminatory, percipient, critical, judicial; judicious, wise, sage, sapient, sagacious; learned, erudite, scholarly, knowing, knowledgeable, well-informed, enlightened; understanding, aware, perceptive, acute, penetrating, piercing; shrewd, astute, perspicacious, perspicuous, farseeing, long-headed; alert, clearheaded, sharp, keen.
3. rational, reasonable, sensible, logical, practical, down-to-earth, realistic, pragmatic; composed, collected, poised, self-possessed, self-controlled, self-contained; level-headed, cool-headed, cool, equable, steady, balanced, equilibratory, equilibrious; even-tempered, equanimous, moderate, temperate; imperturbable, unperturbable, Sl. unflappable, unexcitable; unexcited, unruffled, unflustered, undisturbed, unperturbed; calm, reposed, quiet, quiescent, still, placid, peaceful, tranquil, serene; untouched, unaffected, unimpassioned, dispassionate, unemotional.
II
adj
1.Informal. spurious, counterfeit, bo 887

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phony — pho ny (f[=o] n[=e]), n. something or someone that is phony. [Also spelled {phoney}.] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phony — (adj.) not genuine, 1900, phoney, perhaps an alteration of FAWNEY (Cf. fawney) gilt brass ring used by swindlers. The noun meaning phony person or thing is attested from 1902 …   Etymology dictionary

  • phony — index bogus, fictitious, fraudulent, imitation, specious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • phony — adj *counterfeit, spurious, bogus, fake, sham, pseudo, pinchbeck …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • phony — [adj] fake, false affected, artificial, assumed, bogus, counterfeit, forged, imitation, pseudo, put on*, sham*, spurious, trick; concept 582 Ant. genuine, real, sincere …   New thesaurus

  • -phony — [fə nē, fō′nē] [< Gr phōnē, a sound: see PHONO ] combining form forming nouns a (specified kind of) sound [polyphony] …   English World dictionary

  • phony — ☆ phony [fō′nē ] adj. phonier, phoniest [altered < Brit thieves argot fawney, gilt ring (passed off as gold by swindlers) < Ir fáinne] Informal not genuine; false, counterfeit, spurious, pretentious, etc. n. pl. phonies Informal 1.… …   English World dictionary

  • phony — 1. mod. bogus; fake. □ This money looks phony to me. □ I can’t stand phony vanilla flavoring. 2. n. someone or something bogus. □ That guy is a real phony! □ Look …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • phony — I. adjective also phoney (phonier; est) Etymology: perhaps alteration of fawney gilded brass ring used in the fawney rig, a confidence game, from Irish fáinne ring, from Old Irish ánne more at anus Date: 1900 not genuine or real: as a. (1)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • phony — phonily, adv. phoniness, n. /foh nee/, adj., phonier, phoniest, n., pl. phonies, v., phonied, phonying. adj. 1. not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond. 2. false or deceiving; not truthful; concocted: a phony explanation. 3.… …   Universalium

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