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charmer vs phony

phony vs charmer

charmer and phony both are nouns.

charmer is not an adjective while phony is an adjective.

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

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