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noun
- 1. clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others: "an industry dominated by artifice" Similar
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The meaning of ARTIFICE is clever or artful skill : ingenuity. How to use artifice in a sentence. The Difference Between Art and Artifice Synonym Discussion of Artifice.
ARTIFICE definition: 1. (the use of) a clever trick or something intended to deceive: 2. (the use of) a clever trick or…. Learn more.
ARTIFICE meaning: 1. (the use of) a clever trick or something intended to deceive: 2. (the use of) a clever trick or…. Learn more.
noun. a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile. Synonyms: subterfuge. trickery; guile; craftiness. Synonyms: duplicity, art, deceit, deception. cunning; ingenuity; inventiveness: a drawing-room comedy crafted with artifice and elegance. a skillful or artful contrivance or expedient. Discover More.
1. skill or ingenuity. 2. a clever expedient.
/ˈɑtɪfɪs/ IPA guide. Other forms: artifices. If a politician pretends to be angry as a way of rousing the anger of the voters and getting more votes, he's guilty of artifice — a subtle and crafty trick. Before taking on its current meaning, artifice meant a skilled piece of workmanship.
Something contrived or made up to achieve an end, especially by deceiving; a stratagem or ruse. American Heritage. A clever expedient. Webster's New World. Cleverness or ingenuity in making or doing something; art or skill. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (7) Synonyms: connivery. schemery. dodgery. ficelle. supercherie. underplot. ruse.
1. a clever trick or stratagem. 2. trickery; guile; craftiness. 3. cleverness; ingenuity.
Definition of artifice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile. Synonyms: subterfuge. trickery; guile; craftiness. Synonyms: duplicity, art, deceit, deception. cunning; ingenuity; inventiveness: a drawing-room comedy crafted with artifice and elegance. a skillful or artful contrivance or expedient. artifice. / ˈɑːtɪfɪs / noun.
