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guile
(gīl)n.
1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.
2. A trick or stratagem.
tr.v. guiled, guil·ing, guiles Archaic
To beguile; deceive.
[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wigle, divination, sorcery.]
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guile
(ɡaɪl)n
clever or crafty character or behaviour
[C18: from Old French guile, of Germanic origin; see wile]
ˈguileful adj
ˈguilefully adv
ˈguilefulness n
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guile
(gaɪl)n.
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty deception.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Germanic; akin to wile]
syn: See deceit.
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| Noun | 1. |  guile - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deceptionastuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
| 2. | guile - the quality of being crafty disingenuousness - the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor | |
| 3. |  guile - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)dupery, hoax, put-on, humbug, fraud, fraudulence - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage jugglery - artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator's tax program was mere jugglery" |
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guile
noun cunning, craft, deception, deceit, trickery, duplicity, cleverness, art, gamesmanship (informal), craftiness, artfulness, slyness, trickiness, wiliness I love children's innocence and lack of guile.
honesty, sincerity, candour, frankness, truthfulness
honesty, sincerity, candour, frankness, truthfulness
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guile
noun1. Deceitful cleverness:
2. The act or practice of deceiving:
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Translations
مُكْر، إحْتيال النساء
lest
listsnuhed
vélabrögî, kænska
atviraširdisatviraširdiškaiatviraširdiškumasklasta
viltībaviltus
hilekârlık
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guile
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guile
(gail) noun the ability to deceive or trick people. She used guile to get him to propose to her.
ˈguileless adjective honest; sincere. a guileless person/smile.
ˈguilelessly adverbˈguilelessness noun
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