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    guile
    /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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGUILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    GUILE definition: 1. clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone: 2. smart but…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › guileGuile Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : deceitful cunning : duplicity. a war that called for guile rather than firepower. 2. obsolete : stratagem, trick. guileful. ˈgī (-ə)l-fəl. adjective. guilefully. ˈgī (-ə)l-fə-lē. adverb. guilefulness noun. Synonyms. artfulness. artifice. caginess. cageyness. canniness. craftiness. cunningness. deviousness. foxiness. guilefulness. slickness.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › guileGuile - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGUILE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    GUILE meaning: 1. clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone: 2. smart but…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › guileGUILE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Guile definition: insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.. See examples of GUILE used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGUILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › guileGuile - definition of guile by The Free Dictionary

    1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. 2. A trick or stratagem. tr.v. guiled, guil·ing, guiles Archaic. 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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionguile noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of guile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › guileGuile Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. guiles. Slyness and cunning in dealing with others. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A trick or stratagem. American Heritage. (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception. Wiktionary. Synonyms: foxiness. wiliness. slyness. craftiness. cunning. deceitfulness. shenanigan.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGUILE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    GUILE meaning: clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone. Learn more.