Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C crony: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cro•ny Pronunciation: (krō'nē), [key] — pl. -nies. a close friend or companion; chum. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: crony (Thesaurus) Cronus cronyism ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: evanescent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language