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- Dictionaryguile/ɡʌɪl/
noun
- 1. sly or cunning intelligence: "he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in"
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The meaning of GUILE is deceitful cunning : duplicity. How to use guile in a sentence.
GUILE definition: 1. clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone: 2. smart but…. Learn more.
Guile definition: insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.. See examples of GUILE used in a sentence.
Use the noun guile for cunning, craftiness, and artful duplicity. Acting like you have a job on Wall Street when you're actually unemployed would take a lot of guile.
GUILE meaning: 1. clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone: 2. smart but…. Learn more.
Guile is the quality of being good at deceiving people in a clever way. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate. I love children's innocence and lack of guile.
guile. n. 1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. 2. A trick or stratagem. To beguile; deceive. [Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wigle, divination, sorcery .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of guile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Guile is the quality of being good at deceiving people in a clever way. I love children's innocence and lack of guile. Synonyms: cunning , craft , deception , deceit More Synonyms of guile
(uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception. Wiktionary. Synonyms: foxiness. wiliness. slyness. craftiness. cunning. deceitfulness. shenanigan. wile. chicanery. trickery. cleverness. duplicity. stratagem. Antonyms: sincerity. naivety.
