Phoniest

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  phoney \pho"ney\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phony}.]
     [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.]
     1. Imitating something superior; intended to deceive;
        fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine;
        false; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney diamond; a phoney
        hundred-dollar bill.


  
     Syn: bogus, counterfeit, fake, ersatz; fraudulent; false.
          [PJC]
  
     2. Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false
        appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 phony
        hundred-dollar bill.
  
     Syn: phoney, bogus, counterfeit, fake.
          [PJC]
  
     2. Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false
        appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phony
       adj : fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {bogus}, {fake},
              {phoney}, {bastard}]
       n : a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not
           hold [syn: {hypocrite}, {dissembler}, {phoney}, {pretender}]
       [also: {phoniest}, {phonier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phoniest
       See {phony}