guile | ||
1. | [ noun ] the quality of being crafty | |
Synonyms: | deceitfulness craftiness | |
Related terms: | disingenuousness | |
2. | [ noun ] (psychology) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | |
Synonyms: | craftiness cunning foxiness slyness wiliness craft | |
Related terms: | shrewdness | |
3. | [ noun ] the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | |
Synonyms: | shenanigan wile chicanery chicane trickery | |
Related terms: | deception fraud jugglery cheat | |
Similar spelling: |
Guill Gulley gulu Gulo gull gula Guhl Guel guayule gully Gullo Gile |