guile

[ gahyl ]

/ gaɪl /

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noun

insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.

Origin of guile

1175–1225; Middle English <Old French <Germanic; akin to wile

SYNONYMS FOR guile

trickery, fraud, craft.

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synonym study for guile

See duplicity.

Words nearby guile

guilds, guildship, guildsman, guild socialism, guildswoman, guile, guileful, guileless, Guilford, Guilin, Guillain-Barré syndrome

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Example sentences from the Web for guile

But to say nothing of the innovative frame structure, what stands out here is the guile and agency of the female characters.
This Week’s Hot Reads: June 3, 2013|Nicholas Mancusi, Jimmy So|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"If that is the case, hats off to him for guile and deviousness," says Yossi Verter in Haaretz.
Millions Of Israelis Missing Voting Cards|Matthew Kalman|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They never refuse when you ask them up, and they are full of guile.
Peck's Sunshine|George W. Peck
And, taking my brush, I added a touch here and a touch there till there came into that face of sorrows a look of craft and guile.
Ghetto Comedies|Israel Zangwill

But for her, she said that wise men would think that this was not done by guile.
The Story of Grettir The Strong|Translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris
The cardinal's smile had changed from one of benignity to one of guile.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series|Rafael Sabatini
A real expert in cozening, a master of guile, was wanted to exploit the opportunity to its limit.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure

British Dictionary definitions for guile

guile

/ (ɡaɪl) /

noun

clever or crafty character or behaviour

Derived forms of guile

guileful, adjectiveguilefully, adverbguilefulness, noun

Word Origin for guile

C18: from Old French guile, of Germanic origin; see wile

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单词	guile
释义	guile [ gahyl ] / gaɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR guile ON THESAURUS.COM noun insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity. Origin of guile 1175–1225; Middle English <Old French <Germanic; akin to wile SYNONYMS FOR guile trickery, fraud, craft. SEE SYNONYMS FOR guile ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for guile See duplicity. Words nearby guile guilds, guildship, guildsman, guild socialism, guildswoman, guile, guileful, guileless, Guilford, Guilin, Guillain-Barré syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for guile But to say nothing of the innovative frame structure, what stands out here is the guile and agency of the female characters. This Week’s Hot Reads: June 3, 2013\|Nicholas Mancusi, Jimmy So\|June 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST "If that is the case, hats off to him for guile and deviousness," says Yossi Verter in Haaretz. Millions Of Israelis Missing Voting Cards\|Matthew Kalman\|January 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST They never refuse when you ask them up, and they are full of guile. Peck's Sunshine\|George W. Peck And, taking my brush, I added a touch here and a touch there till there came into that face of sorrows a look of craft and guile. Ghetto Comedies\|Israel Zangwill But for her, she said that wise men would think that this was not done by guile. The Story of Grettir The Strong\|Translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris The cardinal's smile had changed from one of benignity to one of guile. The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series\|Rafael Sabatini A real expert in cozening, a master of guile, was wanted to exploit the opportunity to its limit. She Stands Accused\|Victor MacClure British Dictionary definitions for guile guile / (ɡaɪl) / noun clever or crafty character or behaviour Derived forms of guile guileful, adjectiveguilefully, adverbguilefulness, noun Word Origin for guile C18: from Old French guile, of Germanic origin; see wile Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to guile trickery, chicanery, deception, duplicity, sellout, artfulness, ruse, treachery, deceit, craft, trickiness, artifice, craftiness, dishonesty, cunning, jive, dissimulation, wiliness, dirty pool, dirty work
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guile

noun

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synonym study for guile

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British Dictionary definitions for guile

noun

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