honest vs phony

honest

adv
  • Honestly; really. 

adj
  • Authentic; full. 

  • Open; frank. 

  • Earned or acquired in a fair manner. 

  • Accurate. 

  • True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased. 

  • Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright. 

  • In good faith; without malice. 

phony

verb
  • To fake. 

noun
  • A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. 

  • Anything fraudulent or fake. 

  • A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. 

adj
  • Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. 

How often have the words honest and phony occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )