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Tartufe vs phony

phony vs Tartufe

Tartufe and phony both are nouns.

Tartufe is not an adjective while phony is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Tartufe Yes No No No
phony Yes Yes No No
As nouns, phony is a hypernym of Tartufe; that is, phony is a word with a broader meaning than Tartufe:
  • Tartufe: a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
  • phony: 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
Other hypernyms of Tartufe include dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, pretender.
Tartufe (noun) phony (noun)
a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) 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
Tartufe (adjective) phony (adjective)
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Difference between Tartufe and phony

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