πλαστός — meaning in English
plastos
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English meaning
- counterfeit adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
- factitious adj Made by people rather than occurring naturally.
- false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
- invented adj Made up; not real or factual.
- spurious adj False or not genuine, despite appearing real.
Senses
πλαστός is used for these senses in English:
- counterfeit False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
- factitious Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.
- false Spurious, artificial.
- invented fictional, made up, imaginary.
- spurious False, not authentic, not genuine.
counterfeit — full definition
- adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
- noun A fake version of something, made to pass as genuine.
- verb To make an illegal imitation of something valuable, especially money.
factitious — full definition
- adj Made by people rather than occurring naturally.
- adj Not genuine; fake or made up.
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