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phony meaning in Hindi

कपटी kapṭī

/ˈfoʊni/

phony in Hindi: कपटी (kapṭī). In English, phony means fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

Hindi words for phony

a person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold
कपटी kapṭī

English meaning of phony

  1. adjective Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
  2. noun A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
  3. noun A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
  4. noun Anything fraudulent or fake.

Full definition of phony

phony in a sentence

  • A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.
  • He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony.
  • He's such a phony, he doesn't believe half of what he says.

Synonyms of phony

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Questions about phony in Hindi

What is the meaning of phony in Hindi?
Phony in Hindi is कपटी (kapṭī).
phony का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Phony: कपटी (kapṭī).
What does phony mean in English?
Phony means fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phony (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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