Guile

/Ι‘aΙͺl/

The meaning and definition of Guile, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
  2. Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
verb
  1. To deceive, beguile, bewile.

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Origin

From Middle English gile.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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