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Feigned vs Phoney - What's the difference?

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Feigned is a related term of phoney.


As adjectives the difference between feigned and phoney

is that feigned is being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent while phoney is .

As a verb feigned

is (feign).

As a noun phoney is

.

feigned

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
    • 1841' ''"I have passed my word," said Jowl with '''feigned reluctance, "and I'll keep it. When does this match come off? I wish it was over. -- To-night?"'' — Charles Dickens, ''The Old Curiosity Shop , Chapter 9.

    Synonyms

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (feign)

    • Anagrams

    * feeding

    phoney

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
    • A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phoney one.

    Noun

    (en-noun)