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Definition of Guile
1. Noun. Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
Exact synonyms: Craft, Craftiness, Cunning, Foxiness, Slyness, Wiliness
Generic synonyms: Astuteness, Perspicaciousness, Perspicacity, Shrewdness
Derivative terms: Crafty, Crafty, Foxy, Sly, Wily
Generic synonyms: Astuteness, Perspicaciousness, Perspicacity, Shrewdness
Derivative terms: Crafty, Crafty, Foxy, Sly, Wily
2. Noun. The quality of being crafty.
Exact synonyms: Craftiness, Deceitfulness
Generic synonyms: Disingenuousness
Derivative terms: Deceitful, Deceitful
Generic synonyms: Disingenuousness
Derivative terms: Deceitful, Deceitful
3. Noun. The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
Exact synonyms: Chicane, Chicanery, Shenanigan, Trickery, Wile
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Specialized synonyms: Dupery, Fraud, Fraudulence, Hoax, Humbug, Put-on, Jugglery
Derivative terms: Chicane, Chicane, Trick, Wily
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Specialized synonyms: Dupery, Fraud, Fraudulence, Hoax, Humbug, Put-on, Jugglery
Derivative terms: Chicane, Chicane, Trick, Wily
Definition of Guile
1. n. Craft; deceitful cunning; artifice; duplicity; wile; deceit; treachery.
2. v. t. To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude.
Definition of Guile
1. Noun. Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception. ¹
2. Noun. deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty ¹
3. Verb. to deceive, to beguile ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Guile
1. to beguile [v GUILED, GUILING, GUILES] - See also: beguile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guile
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