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phoney vs whited sepulcher

whited sepulcher vs phoney

phoney and whited sepulcher both are nouns.

phoney is an adjective but whited sepulcher is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phoney Yes Yes No No
whited sepulcher Yes No No No
As nouns, whited sepulcher is a hyponym of phoney; that is, whited sepulcher is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phoney:
  • 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
  • whited sepulcher: a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous
Other hyponyms of phoney include charmer, smoothie, smoothy, sweet talker, Tartufe, Tartuffe, whited sepulchre.
phoney (noun) whited sepulcher (noun)
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 a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous
phoney (adjective) whited sepulcher (adjective)
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Difference between phoney and whited sepulcher

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