guile

guile

G0305000 (gīl)n.1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.2. A trick or stratagem.tr.v. guiled, guil·ing, guiles Archaic To beguile; deceive.

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[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wigle, divination, sorcery.]

guile

(ɡaɪl) nclever or crafty character or behaviour[C18: from Old French guile, of Germanic origin; see wile] ˈguileful adj ˈguilefully adv ˈguilefulness n

guile

(gaɪl)

n. insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty deception. [1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Germanic; akin to wile] syn: See deceit.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guile - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deceptioncraftiness, cunning, foxiness, slyness, wiliness, craftastuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
	2.	guile - the quality of being craftydeceitfulness, craftinessdisingenuousness - the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
	3.	guile - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, chicanedissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceivingdupery, hoax, put-on, humbug, fraud, fraudulence - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantagejugglery - artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator's tax program was mere jugglery"

guile

noun cunning, craft, deception, deceit, trickery, duplicity, cleverness, art, gamesmanship (informal), craftiness, artfulness, slyness, trickiness, wiliness I love children's innocence and lack of guile.
honesty, sincerity, candour, frankness, truthfulness

guile

noun1. Deceitful cleverness:art, artfulness, artifice, craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, slyness, wiliness.2. The act or practice of deceiving:cunning, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, double-dealing, duplicity, shiftiness.

Translations

诡计

guile

(gail) noun the ability to deceive or trick people. She used guile to get him to propose to her. 詐騙手段 诡计ˈguileless adjective honest; sincere. a guileless person/smile. 坦率的 坦率的ˈguilelessly adverb 坦率地 坦率地ˈguilelessness noun 坦率 坦率