phony

Etymology
Of. Perhaps an alteration of (1781), from.

Adjective

 * 1)  Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:fake
 * See also Thesaurus:fake

Translations

 * Arabic: بَهْرَج, خَرَّاص
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: falsa
 * Finnish:, , , vale-
 * French:, , , , ,
 * Georgian: ცრუ, ყალბი
 * German:, , , ,
 * Hebrew: מזויף
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish:, , ,

Noun

 * 1)  A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
 * 2)  A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
 * 3)  Anything fraudulent or fake.
 * 1)  A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
 * 2)  Anything fraudulent or fake.
 * 1)  Anything fraudulent or fake.
 * 1)  Anything fraudulent or fake.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, , ,
 * German:, ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: simulātor
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: прики́дчик, прики́дчица
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 说慌话的人
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * German: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:, farsante


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * German:, ,
 * Italian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To fake.