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phoney

/ˈfəʊ.ni/

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adjective

/ˈfəʊ.ni/B2formal
  • ruОписывает что-то, что не является подлинным или настоящим; поддельное или мошенническое.

Describes something that is not genuine or real; fake or fraudulent.

  1. Fraudulent or fakeB1informal

    Not genuine; having a misleading appearance or being intended to deceive.

    ruФальшивый

    • He gave a phoney excuse for being late.
    • The painting was discovered to be phoney.
    • She saw through his phoney smile.

    Synonymsartificialboguscounterfeitfakefalseforgedfraudulentimitationmockshamspurious

    Antonymsactualauthenticgenuinehonestlegitimaterealsinceretruevalid

Forms
  • phonier comparative form
  • phoniest superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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noun

/ˈfəʊ.ni/B2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который притворяется, что обладает чувствами, убеждениями или качествами, которых у него на самом деле нет, часто с целью обмана других.

A noun referring to a person who pretends to have feelings, beliefs, or qualities that they do not actually possess, often to deceive others.

  1. Fraud or ImpostorB2informal

    A person who pretends to be something they are not, often to deceive others or gain an advantage.

    ruМошенник или самозванец

    • He turned out to be a phoney who lied about his credentials.
    • She realized her new friend was a phoney after he made up stories.
    • The art dealer was exposed as a phoney selling forgeries.

    Synonymscharlatancon artistdeceiverfakefraudhumbugimpostormountebankpretendersham

Forms
  • phoneys plural form
  • phonies plural form
  • phoneys' possessive plural form
  • phonies' possessive plural form
  • phoney's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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