tony
/ˈtoʊni/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name, a short form of Anthony/Antony
name
A female given name.
name
A surname transferred from the given name
noun
Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.
Example Sentences
- "For a micromoon and Friday the 13th full moon to occur together is extraordinarily rare. The last time it happened was in 1832 and it won't happen again for more than 500 years according to Tony Rice, a meteorologist and engineer at NASA."
- "She was first nominated for a Tony in 1990 for “The Grapes of Wrath,” and she was nominated again, in 1996, for “Buried Child” — both times for best featured actress in a play."
- "“He’d scorn it. You heard what he said to-night,” answered Ben. “Never mind that. He’s got tony notions, but he isn’t a pamby, for all his talk.[…]”"
- ""No ladies or any of your tony friends?""
- "He bought it for a song in 1984 compared with what his fellow financiers were spending on tonier Park and Fifth Avenues."
- "Meanwhile, on another plane entirely, “Another Period” (Comedy Central, recently renewed for Season 2) is a send-up of crunchy-gravel dramas, set in tony Rhode Island in 1902."
Etymology
Clipping of Anthony /Antony. The statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing are formally known as “Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre”; they are named for Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who was nicknamed Tony.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtoʊni/
- British English: /ˈtəʊni/