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Phony

Phony is a 5 letter word, used as a noun or as a adjective satellite, with Irish origins, and has the letters hnopy (hnopy). Starts with p, ends with y, four consonants, one vowel and two syllables.

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5 Letters
4 Consonants
1 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use phony as a noun or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
About Phony
A 2 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters h, n, o, p, and y, 4 consonants, 1 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter o. Phony starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, ph, pho, phon, and the ending characters are y, ny, ony, hony, ..
Definition
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold
Origin/Roots
Irish
Scrabble
Is phony a scrabble word? A 13 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Phony in Pig Latin is said as "onyphay or onyphway".
Unigram
p | h | o | n | y
Bigram
ph | ho | on | ny
Trigram
pho | hon | ony
Quadrigram
phon | hony
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold
Adjective Satellite Examples
fraudulent;
having a misleading appearance

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Phony"

There are 483 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to phony.

SynonymDefinition
Actora theatrical performer
Addictsomeone who is physiologically dependent on a substance
abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
Affectedacted upon
influenced
Affecter
Affirmativea reply of affirmation
"he answered in the affirmative"
Agentthe semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause
Agentive Role
Alikein a like manner
"they walk alike"
Alleviationthe act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
"he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
Alternatesomeone who takes the place of another person

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from phony.
Anagram Definition
Phonya person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold

View English words with the unique letters used in phony. Words With The Letters Hnopy

Derives

Phony derives from 5 words.
Word Definition
Affectthe conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
Dissemblemake believe with the intent to deceive
"He feigned that he was ill"
"He shammed a headache"
Feignmake believe with the intent to deceive
"He feigned that he was ill"
"He shammed a headache"
Pretendthe enactment of a pretense
"it was just pretend"
Shamsomething that is a counterfeit
not what it seems to be

Hypernyms

Phony has 6 hypernyms.
Word Definition
Beguilera person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)
Cheata deception for profit to yourself
Cheatersomeone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Deceiversomeone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Slickera macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
Trickstera mischevous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people
sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts

Hyponyms

There are 8 hyponyms for phony
Word Definition
Charmera person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)
Smoothiea thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk
Smoothysomeone with an assured and ingratiating manner
Sweet Talker
Tartufea hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
Tartuffea hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
Whited Sepulcher
Whited Sepulchre

Names With The Word "Phony"

2 names are spelled with phony.

NameMaleFemale
SymphonyYesYes
CymphonyNoYes

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Negative FeelingsDescribe phonyA word list of negative feeling words and the best English words to describe negative emotions. Emotional negative words... read more

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word phony.

Is phony a scrabble word or can you use phony in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 196061 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 143692 games. This 5 letter 13 point scrabble word can be rearranged 120 ways. What other words can be made with the letters h, n, o, p, and y? There's 3 with 7 letters or less with the letters h, n, o, p, and y. Here is a list of 3 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Phony (5 letters) 13 13 phony
Phoney (6 letters) 14 +1 14 +1 phoney
Pynchon (7 letters) 17 +4 19 +6 chnnopy

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