counterfeit.
False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
Meaning & usage
False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
This counterfeit watch looks like the real thing, but it broke a week after I bought it.
Inauthentic.
counterfeit sympathy
Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English counterfeit, countrefet, from Anglo-Norman countrefait, from Old French contrefait, from Latin contra- (“against”) + Latin facere (“to make”). Piecewise doublet of contrafactum.
A non-genuine article; a fake.
One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
An impostor; a cheat.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English counterfeit, countrefet, from Anglo-Norman countrefait, from Old French contrefait, from Latin contra- (“against”) + Latin facere (“to make”). Piecewise doublet of contrafactum.
To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.
To produce a faithful copy of.
To feign; to mimic.
to counterfeit the voice of another person
Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English counterfeit, countrefet, from Anglo-Norman countrefait, from Old French contrefait, from Latin contra- (“against”) + Latin facere (“to make”). Piecewise doublet of contrafactum.
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