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I love fashion as an art; I love fashion as costume, as a character. I don't like dictates and the phoniness of appearance.
Tahar Rahim

Meaning of "phoniness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHONINESS

phoniness  [ˈfəʊnɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHONINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phoniness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHONINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phoniness

Fraud

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WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHONINESS


canniness
ˈkænɪnɪs
graininess
ˈɡreɪnɪnɪs
Guinness
ˈɡɪnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
horniness
ˈhɔːnɪnɪs
looniness
ˈluːnɪnɪs
luniness
ˈluːnɪnɪs
mooniness
ˈmuːnɪnɪs
puniness
ˈpjuːnɪnɪs
runniness
ˈrʌnɪnɪs
scrawniness
ˈskrɔːnɪnɪs
shininess
ˈʃaɪnɪnɪs
skinniness
ˈskɪnɪnɪs
spininess
ˈspaɪnɪnɪs
stoniness
ˈstəʊnɪnɪs
sunniness
ˈsʌnɪnɪs
tawniness
ˈtɔːnɪnɪs
thorniness
ˈθɔːnɪnɪs
whininess
ˈwaɪnɪnɪs
zaniness
ˈzeɪnɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHONINESS

phoney
phoney war
phoneyness
phonic
phonically
phonics
phonier
phonies
phoniest
phonily
phonmeter
phono plug
phonocamptic
phonocardiogram
phonochemistry
phonofiddle
phonogram
phonogramic
phonogramically
phonogrammic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHONINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of phoniness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phoniness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHONINESS

Find out the translation of phoniness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phoniness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phoniness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚假的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

phoniness
570 millions of speakers

English

phoniness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

phoniness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фальшь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

phoniness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

phoniness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phoniness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phoniness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Falschheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

phoniness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

phoniness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phoniness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phoniness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

phoniness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उद्गारता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

phoniness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falsità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fałsz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фальш
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

phoniness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

phoniness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

phoniness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

phoniness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

phoniness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phoniness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHONINESS»

The term «phoniness» is normally little used and occupies the 128.672 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHONINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «phoniness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «phoniness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phoniness

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2 QUOTES WITH «PHONINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word phoniness.
1
Rich Cohen
With George Clooney, the distinctive quality is a unique kind of American phoniness - charming because it's aware of itself as phony. It's as old as old Huck Finn, but, in our age, it has migrated from the fringes to the center.
2
Tahar Rahim
I love fashion as an art; I love fashion as costume, as a character. I don't like dictates and the phoniness of appearance.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHONINESS»

Discover the use of phoniness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phoniness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Phony Culture: Confidence and Malaise in Contemporary America
CHAPTER 3 PHONY PLACES AND THINGS ♢ ♢ ♢ We have made the argument that the phony is a major social type in American culture. Phoniness is rooted in the languages we use to conceal our true selves and real purposes. The phony is  ...
James E. Combs, 1994
2
Escape From Phalaris: An Odyssey Through The Creative ...
Either you are or you are not a phony, though phoniness itself is a condition which exists by degree, not absolutely, sometimes as a facile prestidigitation which tempts the indignant observer to call any salient phony (a phony who realizes that ...
Frank Hazard, 2008
3
The Catcher in the Rye and Philosophy
Integrity,. Phoniness,. andLove. In addition to sitting—very awkwardly—on the cusp of adulthood, Holden badly wants to connect with someone in a genuine way, without pretense and withoutphoniness, buthesimply cannot. He fondly ...
Keith Dromm, Heather Salter, 2013
4
The Managed Heart: Commercialization of Human Feeling
Talk about phoniness was serious because it was usually seen not merely as an instance of poor acting but as evidence of a personal moral flaw, almost a stigma. 5 Thus the third issue arises: “If I'm doing deep acting for an audience from ...
Arlie Russell Hochschild, 2012
5
Adolescence: Psychotherapy and the Emergent Self
As for the adolescent's acute sensitivity to phoniness, it repre' sents precisely the segregation of outer from inner wherein outward behavior is experienced as disengaged from a richer and more genu' ine inner world. The adolescent's critical ...
Mark McConville, 2013
6
Bloom's how to Write about J.D. Salinger
This theme of phoniness resonated with Salinger's readers, especially those who came to the novel later in the decade. For they could look at the figures on the national scene at the time— McCarthy, J. Edgar Hoover, and others—and know ...
Christine Kerr, 2007
7
The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences
It has little patience with phoniness or hypocrisy. Trouble is, a little phoniness or hypocrisy often make life a lot easier for everyone! Be careful of becoming so “ deep” that you lose perspective. In the Scorpion part of your life, you could slip into ...
James R. Lewis, 2003
8
The Gift of Adult Add: How to Transform Your Challenges and ...
You may assume that the people you would otherwise connect with are phonies. The crux is that what you are seeing is often correct, at least in part. The phoniness you see is probably there. In many cases, this perception of phoniness can be ...
Lara Honos-Webb Ph. D., Lara Honos-Webb, 2010
9
Real Phonies: Cultures of Authenticity in Post-World War II ...
... 274ni8 Breakfast at Tiffany's (Capote): and adolescent postwar phoniness, 14, 18, 42-55; angst in, 52-53; on mass culture producing real phoniness, 35, 52-55; movie versions happy ending for, 256ni7; problem of uniformity and phoniness ...
Abigail Cheever, 2010
10
J. D. Salinger's the Catcher in the Rye
Stradlater and Holden, both speaking in a “sincere voice,” practice the same phoniness. Other examples of Holden's phoniness also resist interpretation in terms of “immaturity” or “mental instability.” At one point, Holden defines a “dumb” story ...
Harold Bloom, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHONINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phoniness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Michael Conforto's success doesn't surprise Cyclones manager Tom …
There's no phoniness." advertisement | advertise on newsday. In fact, as much as Gamboa liked talking about Conforto's swing and his plate ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
2
Southpaw (2015) Movie Review
... the longest, funniest film deaths I've ever seen which McAdams plays with a staggering amateurish phoniness that almost feels like parody. «Popzara, Jul 15»
3
'Hippocrates: Diary of a French Doctor' is a medical drama with a …
... too well) grates with phoniness. But the narrative is crisply cut and well-paced, and includes scenes that breathe the chill of mortal loneliness. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
4
'Paper Towns' Review: The Manic Pixie Dream Girl Who Wasn't There
... him into stealing his mother's car and committing multiple felonies, all the while waxing so rhapsodic about the phoniness of everyday life that ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»
5
The inevitable Taylor Swift backlash begins: Watching the critical …
... has opened up a broader discussion about Swift's privilege and preening and phoniness, and it's about time. The Guardian has called Swift's ... «Salon, Jul 15»
6
'The Bachelorette' Recap: 'The Men Tell All' Shies Away From The …
It's a nice gesture, probably, but it's so skeevy (and slick with reality TV phoniness) that I was creeped out and also kind of ashamed. «Starpulse.com, Jul 15»
7
The Phoniness of Donald Trump
Trump's phoniness stands in sharp contrast to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. This past Monday, Schultz announced that Starbucks, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
This New App Filters Out Phoniness and Sends 4-Second Videos …
Do consumers crave less-fake social media—with fewer filters and "likes" and more genuine back-and-forth? Casey Neistat, one of Adweek's ... «Adweek, Jul 15»
9
The Day Little Jimmy Scott Sang Just for Me
No showbiz phoniness. He wasn't smiling as he sang; he was feeling. Known for singing behind the beat, Jimmy had his own personal sense ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Ant-Man, Marvel superhero, gets into an Ocean's 11 caper
The paper towns of the title refer to the teenage sense of phoniness immortalised by JD Salinger's Holden Caulfield but also to the non-towns ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Phoniness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/phoniness>. Apr 2024 ».
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