artifice

noun

ar·ti·fice ˈär-tə-fəs How to pronounce artifice (audio)

: clever or artful skill : ingenuity

… believing that characters had to be created from within rather than with artifice.

Garson Kanin

: an ingenious device or expedient

: an artful stratagem : trick

… revising the state's constitution through a series of legal stratagems and artifices …

W. Haywood Burns

: false or insincere behavior

social artifice

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The Difference Between Art and Artifice

Do great actors display artifice or art? Sometimes a bit of both. Artifice stresses creative skill or intelligence, but it also implies a sense of falseness and trickery. Art generally rises above such falseness, suggesting instead an unanalyzable creative force. Actors may rely on some of each, but the personae they display in their roles are usually artificial creations. Therein lies a lexical connection between art and artifice. Artifice derives from artificium, Latin for "artifice." That root also gave English artificial. Artificium, in turn, developed from ars, the Latin root underlying the word art (and related terms such as artist and artisan).

Example Sentences

He spoke without artifice or pretense. The whole story was just an artifice to win our sympathy.

Recent Examples on the Web No artifice, no affectation, just an authentic, beautiful and unending source of generosity and love.

Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 Can intimacy also emerge from the wreckage of power, beyond doll babies and playacting, beyond the reliance on self-conscious artifice?

Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Secrecy and money helped Mr. Fielder pull off the magic trick that is his new reality-style series, which blurs sincerity and artifice to a disarming effect.

Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 Her heavy makeup only emphasizes that no amount of artifice can improve upon the dismal facts.

Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 Despite the massive amounts of artifice featured throughout the production, this is true.

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2022 The first act is more or less traditional, though with a glowing frame around the action as a subtle reminder of theatrical artifice.

New York Times, 6 July 2022 Specifically, machine learning, data science, and shared global intelligence can help identify and stem the artifice and deception.

Armen Najarian, Fortune, 17 May 2022 The occasion for all this artifice is a relatively rare (for Hanks) display of onscreen villainy.

Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Anglo-French & Middle French, "trade, craft, craftsmanship, contrivance," borrowed from Latin artificium "artistry, craftsmanship, craft, craftiness, cunning," from artific-, artifex "practitioner of an art, specialist, craftsman, creator" (from art-, ars "acquired skill, craftsmanship" + -fic-, -fex, agentive derivative of facere "to make, bring about, do") + -ium, denominal or deverbal suffix of function or state — more at art entry 1, fact

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	artificers
释义	artifice noun ar·ti·fice ˈär-tə-fəs 1 a : clever or artful skill : ingenuity … believing that characters had to be created from within rather than with artifice. Garson Kanin b : an ingenious device or expedient 2 a : an artful stratagem : trick … revising the state's constitution through a series of legal stratagems and artifices … W. Haywood Burns b : false or insincere behavior social artifice Did you know? The Difference Between Art and Artifice Do great actors display artifice or art? Sometimes a bit of both. Artifice stresses creative skill or intelligence, but it also implies a sense of falseness and trickery. Art generally rises above such falseness, suggesting instead an unanalyzable creative force. Actors may rely on some of each, but the personae they display in their roles are usually artificial creations. Therein lies a lexical connection between art and artifice. Artifice derives from artificium, Latin for "artifice." That root also gave English artificial. Artificium, in turn, developed from ars, the Latin root underlying the word art (and related terms such as artist and artisan). Synonyms device dodge fetch flimflam gambit gimmick jig juggle knack play ploy ruse scheme shenanigan sleight stratagem trick wile See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He spoke without artifice or pretense. The whole story was just an artifice to win our sympathy. Recent Examples on the Web No artifice, no affectation, just an authentic, beautiful and unending source of generosity and love. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 Can intimacy also emerge from the wreckage of power, beyond doll babies and playacting, beyond the reliance on self-conscious artifice? Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Secrecy and money helped Mr. Fielder pull off the magic trick that is his new reality-style series, which blurs sincerity and artifice to a disarming effect. Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 Her heavy makeup only emphasizes that no amount of artifice can improve upon the dismal facts. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 Despite the massive amounts of artifice featured throughout the production, this is true. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2022 The first act is more or less traditional, though with a glowing frame around the action as a subtle reminder of theatrical artifice. New York Times, 6 July 2022 Specifically, machine learning, data science, and shared global intelligence can help identify and stem the artifice and deception. Armen Najarian, Fortune, 17 May 2022 The occasion for all this artifice is a relatively rare (for Hanks) display of onscreen villainy. Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Anglo-French & Middle French, "trade, craft, craftsmanship, contrivance," borrowed from Latin artificium "artistry, craftsmanship, craft, craftiness, cunning," from artific-, artifex "practitioner of an art, specialist, craftsman, creator" (from art-, ars "acquired skill, craftsmanship" + -fic-, -fex, agentive derivative of facere "to make, bring about, do") + -ium, denominal or deverbal suffix of function or state — more at art entry 1, fact First Known Use 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition artifice noun ar·ti·fice ˈär-tə-fəs : a clever trick or device She used every artifice to avoid work. Legal Definition artifice noun ar·ti·fice ˈär-tə-fəs : a clever strategy usually intended to deceive or defraud artificers noun plural of artificer as in craftsmen a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands the oil tycoon insisted that the best stone masons, cabinetmakers, and artificers in every other craft be employed to create a mansion of unequalled splendor Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance craftsmen artisans handicraftsmen craftspeople makers artists crafters tradesmen handworkers journeymen craftswomen handcraftsmen handicrafters mechanics technicians smiths workmen masters shapers wrights handymen operatives handypeople
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artifice

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