guile

Noun
Synonyms: craftcraftinesscunningfoxinessslynesswilinessdeceitfulnesstrickerychicanerychicanewileshenanigan

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deceptionSynonyms: craftcraftinesscunningfoxinessslynesswiliness
  2. the quality of being craftySynonyms: craftinessdeceitfulness
  3. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)Synonyms: trickerychicanerychicanewileshenanigan
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Guile \Guile\, n. [OE. guile, gile, OF. guile; of German origin, and the same word as E. wile. See Wile.] Craft; deceitful cunning; artifice; duplicity; wile; deceit; treachery. [1913 Webster]

Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. --John i. 47. [1913 Webster]

To wage by force or guile eternal war. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Guile \Guile\, v. t. [OF. guiler. See Guile, n.] To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
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