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phoniness

phoniness noun: the condition or quality of being phony or fake.

Noun

phoniness (plural phoninesses)

  1. The condition or quality of being phony or fake.
    • The phoniness of his plea could not be concealed.

Antonyms of phoniness

Forms of phoniness

pluralphoninesses
alternative formphonyness

Origin of phoniness

From phony + -ness.

Questions about phoniness

What does phoniness mean?
Phoniness means the condition or quality of being phony or fake.
What part of speech is phoniness?
Phoniness is a noun.
What is the plural of phoniness?
The plural of phoniness is phoninesses.

Words near phoniness in the dictionary

  1. phonier
  2. phonies
  3. phonies up
  4. phoniest
  5. phonily
  6. phoniness
  7. phoninesses
  8. phoning
  9. phoning ahead
  10. phoning home
  11. phoning in

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