tony
/ˈtəʊni/US/ˈtoʊni/
tony adjective: stylish, high-toned, upscale.
Adjective
tony (comparative tonier, superlative toniest)
- Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
- “He’d scorn it. You heard what he said to-night,” answered Ben. “Never mind that. He’s got tony notions, but he isn’t a pamby, for all his talk.[…]”1890 March 29, Vi Van Duzen, “The Strike of the Q. Q.’s”, in Lucy Stone, H[enry] B[rowne] Blackwell, Alice Stone Blackwell, editors, The Woman’s Journal, volume XXI, number 13, Boston, Mass., →ISSN...
- "No ladies or any of your tony friends?"1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- swank
Noun (1)
tony (plural tonies)
- A simpleton.
- it would have serv'd for a Caution to People how they trifle and play the Tonies betwixt Jeft and Earnest1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC
- A pattern and companion fit / For all the keeping tonies of the pit.1677 (first performance), John Dryden, All for Love: Or, The World Well Lost. A Tragedy, […], [London]: […] Tho[mas] Newcomb, for Henry Herringman, […], published 1678, →OCLC, (please specify the...
Proper noun capitalized: Tony
Tony
- A male given name, a short form of Anthony/Antony
- For a micromoon and Friday the 13th full moon to occur together is extraordinarily rare. The last time it happened was in 1832 and it won't happen again for more than 500 years according to Tony Rice, a meteorologist and engineer at NASA.2019 September 13, Matthew Cappucci, “For the first time in 13 years, a full moon rises this Friday the 13th”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2020
- A female given name.
- A surname transferred from the given name
Noun (2) capitalized: Tony
- Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.
- She was first nominated for a Tony in 1990 for “The Grapes of Wrath,” and she was nominated again, in 1996, for “Buried Child” — both times for best featured actress in a play.2021 September 26, Sarah Bahr, “Lois Smith is the oldest performer to win a Tony.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2021
tony meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tony in Hindi
- टोनी, टॉनी
tony in Tamil
- டோனி
tony in Marathi
- टोनी, टॉनी
tony in Urdu
- بدھو
More languagesFewer languages
- tony in Bengali
- টনি, টোনি
- tony in Telugu
- టోనీ, టోని
- tony in Malayalam
- ടോണി, ടോനി
- tony in Kannada
- ಟೋನಿ, ಟನಿ
- tony in Punjabi
- ਟੋਨੀ, ਟੌਨੀ
- tony in Gujarati
- ટોની
- tony in Odia
- ଟୋନି, ଟନି, ଟୋନୀ
- tony in Nepali
- टोनी
Examples of tony in a sentence
- Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open.
- Tony got walloped round the face by Mike.
- Tony should be committed to a nuthouse!
Synonyms of tony
Forms of tony
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | tonier |
| superlative | toniest |
| alternative form | toney |
| Noun | |
| plural | tonies |
| plural | Tonys |
| plural | Tonies |
Origin of tony
From tone + -y.
From the name Tony.
Clipping of Anthony /Antony. The statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing are formally known as “Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre”; they are named for Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who was nicknamed Tony.
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Questions about tony
- What does tony mean?
- Tony means stylish, high-toned, upscale.
- What is tony in Hindi?
- Tony in Hindi is टोनी, टॉनी. See Tony meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tony?
- Tony can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tony?
- Tony is pronounced /ˈtəʊni/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tony (page history and authors); Tony (page history and authors); tony (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tony (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tony (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tony (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tony (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tony (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tony (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tony (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tony (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tony (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tony (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tony (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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