phony vs slicker

slicker vs phony

phony and slicker both are nouns.

phony is an adjective but slicker is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phony	Yes	Yes	No	No
slicker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, slicker is a hypernym of phony; that is, slicker is a word with a broader meaning than phony:

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
slicker: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

Other hypernyms of phony include beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, trickster.

phony (noun)	slicker (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 macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
	a person with good manners and stylish clothing

phony (adjective)	slicker (adjective)
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Difference between phony and slicker

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