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charmer vs phoney

phoney vs charmer

charmer and phoney both are nouns.

charmer is not an adjective while phoney is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
charmer Yes No No No
phoney Yes Yes No No
As nouns, phoney is a hypernym of charmer; that is, phoney is a word with a broader meaning than charmer:
  • charmer: someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
  • phoney: 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 charmer include dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phony, pretender.
charmer (noun) phoney (noun)
a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) 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
someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
charmer (adjective) phoney (adjective)
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Difference between charmer and phoney

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