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guile

/ɡaɪl/

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noun

The skill of using clever tricks to achieve your aims, often secretly.

She handled the meeting with guile.
He escaped danger through guile.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: guile differs from honesty and sincerity by being secretive; it is closer to craftiness than to blunt frankness. Choose guile for sly, strategic maneuvering rather than open, principled behavior. The word suits situations where clever trickery, not mere cunning, helps achieve a goal.

In other languages

Spanish: Engaño astuto
Japanese: 狡猾な策略
Korean: 간교함
Vietnamese: Lên kế xảo
Chinese: 狡诈

Common phrases

with guile and cunningknown for his guileuse guile to win

Synonyms

cunning craftiness slyness trickery artfulness

Related words

cunning sly craftiness deceit trickery

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