Guile (Noun)
Meaning 1
The quality of being crafty.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The con artist used his guile to swindle the elderly woman out of her life savings.
- Her guile allowed her to talk her way out of the speeding ticket without even getting a warning.
- The politician's guile was evident in the way he dodged the tough questions during the debate.
- The salesman's guile was so convincing that I ended up buying a product I didn't even need.
- The thief's guile enabled him to slip past the security guards undetected and make off with the valuable artwork.
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Meaning 3
The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.