guile in English dictionary

  • guile

    Meanings and definitions of "guile"

    • (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
    • deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
    • noun
      Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
    • verb
      to deceive, to beguile
    • astuteness, cunning
    • noun
      shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
    • noun
      the quality of being crafty
    • noun
      the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

    Synonyms of "guile" in English dictionary

    dissimulation, trickery, wile are the top synonyms of "guile" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of guile

    • guile ( third-person singular simple present guiles, present participle guiling, simple past and past participle guiled)
    • guile ( countable and uncountable;  plural  guiles)
    • guile (countable and uncountable, plural guiles)
    • guile (third-person singular simple present guiles, present participle guiling, simple past and past participle guiled)
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