phony

Definition of Phony in English :

a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Phony

adjective -nier or -niestnoun plural -nies

a variant spelling (esp US) of phoney

adjectiveWord forms: ˈphonier or ˈphoniest

1. Informal

not genuine; false, counterfeit, spurious, pretentious, etc.

nounWord forms: plural ˈphonies Informal

2.

something not genuine; sham; fake

3.

a person who is not what he or she pretends to be; one who deceives, dissembles, is insincere, etc.; fraud

suff.

Sound: telephony.

adj. pho·ni·er, pho·ni·est

1. Not genuine or real; sham or counterfeit: a phony credit card; a phony beard.

2. Spurious, deceptive, or false: a phony excuse.

3. Fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest: a phony expert in investing.

n. pl. pho·nies also pho·neys

1. A fraudulent or dishonest person.

2. Something that is not genuine; a fake.