Guile - English meaning

noun

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

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The art of the renaissance

verb

Archaic or dialect second person singular present of be.

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I am a gentleman as thou art

abbreviation

Article.

noun

A clever and skilful way of doing something

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The lyrics express complex ideas and emotions with artfulness and depth., rarely does one witness a…

noun

Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.

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An industry dominated by artifice

noun

(the use of) a clever trick or something intended to deceive

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Amazingly for hollywood, she seems almost entirely without artifice.

noun

An activity involving skill in making things by hand.

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The craft of cobbling

verb

Exercise skill in making (an object), typically by hand.

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He crafted the chair lovingly

noun

Skill in knowing how to do or make something, or a job or activity needing such skill

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[ u ] he talked about the craft of writing popular fiction., [ c ] i love to do all kinds of crafts…

noun

Behaviour that is clever, and sometimes also slightly dishonest

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She gets her way by a mixture of craftiness and determination., she was delighted at her own crafti…

adjective

Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

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A cunning look came into his eyes

noun

Skill in achieving one's ends by deceit.

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A statesman to whom cunning had come as second nature

adjective

Skillful in planning and ready to deceive people in order to get what you want

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A cunning scheme, they made their way safely back through enemy territory by stealth and cunning.

noun

The action of deceiving someone.

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Obtaining property by deception

noun

The quality of being dishonest or tricking people, but often also being clever and successful

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This is a movie that explores the deviousness of human nature., lucy's deviousness hurt lem deeply.

noun

The quality of being clever, original, and inventive.

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Considerable ingenuity must be employed in writing software

noun

The skill of thinking, performing, or using things in new ways, esp. to solve problems

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With a little ingenuity, meals can be tasty as well as inexpensive.

noun

A planned action that is intended to get an advantage

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This manoeuvre has the effect of rewarding those shareholders who sell at the expense of those who …

noun

A cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage.

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This was widely interpreted as a ploy to buy time in order to consolidate his position

noun

An action intended to deceive someone; a trick.

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Emma tried to think of a ruse to get paul out of the house

proper noun

An industrial city and the principal port of bulgaria, on the river danube; population 156,959 (2008). turkish during the middle ages, it was captured by russia in 1877 and ceded to bulgaria.

noun

A large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect.

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The occupational sick pay scheme

verb

Make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.

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Envious of their wealth, he schemed to bring about their downfall

noun

A plan for doing or organizing something

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The committee came up with a creative fundraising scheme., the yellow and white color scheme bright…

noun

The quality of having or showing good powers of judgement.

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He is a man of some tactical shrewdness

noun

The ability to judge people and situations well and make good decisions

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Her greatest asset may prove to be her shrewdness., billboards are placed with pinpoint shrewdness.…

noun

Behaviour that is clever in order to deceive people and get what you want

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The prosecution appealed to popular stereotypes about the slyness of women., he uses all his slynes…

noun

A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.

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A series of devious stratagems

noun

A plan or trick to achieve something

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Barry devised several stratagems for escape.

noun

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.

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He had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions

noun

An action taken to hide something from someone

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[ u ] his excuse sounded more like subterfuge than a real reason.

noun

A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.

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He's a double-dealer capable of any mean trick

verb

Cunningly deceive or outwit.

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Many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards

adjective

Intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion.

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A trick question

noun

Devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants.

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She didn't employ any feminine wiles to capture his attention

verb

Lure; entice.

Usage examples:

She could be neither driven nor wiled into the parish kirk

adjective

Very bad; terrible.

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He was wile when he was young