Guile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

the quality of being crafty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈaɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈaɪl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cunning foxiness wile slyness craftiness shenanigan chicanery chicane craft wiliness trickery deceitfulness

Word Forms

crafty	adjective	marked by skill in deception
foxy	adjective	marked by skill in deception
sly	adjective	marked by skill in deception
wily	adjective	marked by skill in deception
deceitful	adjective	intended to deceive; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge
trick	verb	deceive somebody
chicane	verb	defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

List

Klugheit, die sich in der Fähigkeit zur Täuschung zeigt

🇫🇷French

ruse

l'astuce démontrée par le fait d'être habile en tromperie

🇪🇸Spanish

engaño

astucia demostrada por ser hábil en el engaño

🇮🇹Italian

astuzia

astuzia dimostrata dall'abilità nell'inganno

🇳🇱Dutch

bedrog

slimheid, zoals blijkt uit vaardigheid in bedrog

🇵🇹Portuguese

astúcia

astúcia demonstrada por ser hábil em enganar

🇷🇺Russian

коварство

проницательность, демонстрируемая умением обманывать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छल

धोखे में कुशल होने से प्रदर्शित चतुराई

🇧🇩Bengali

ছলনা

প্রতারণাতে দক্ষ হওয়ার মাধ্যমে বুদ্ধিমানতা দেখানো হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வஞ்சகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసము

వంచనలో నైపుణ్యం ప్రదర్శించడం ద్వారా చాకచక్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

फसवणूक

फसवणुकीत निपुण असण्याने दाखविल्याप्रमाणे चातुर्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

કપટ

છેતરપિંડી કરવામાં કુશળ હોવા દ્વારા દર્શાવવામાં આવેલ ચતુરાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಂಚನೆ

ವಂಚನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನುರಿತವರಾಗಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಿದ ಚಾಣಾಕ್ಷತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചന

വഞ്ചനയിൽ വൈദഗ്ധ്യം പ്രകടമാക്കുന്ന കൗശലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਖਾ

ਚਲਾਕੀ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਧੋਖੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਪੁੰਨ ਹੋਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فریب

ہوشیاری جیسا کہ دھوکہ دہی میں ماہر ہونے سے ظاہر ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诡计

通过善于欺骗而表现出的精明

🇯🇵Japanese

狡猾な

欺瞞に熟練していることで証明される抜け目ないこと

🇰🇷Korean

교활

속임수에 능통하여 나타나는 영리함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thủ đoạn

sự khôn ngoan được thể hiện bằng kỹ năng lừa dối

🇹🇭Thai

อุบาย

ความฉลาดอันแสดงได้ด้วยการหลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tipu muslihat

kelihaian yang ditunjukkan dengan ketrampilan dalam menipu

🇵🇭Filipino

panlilinlang

katalinuhan tulad ng ipinakita sa pamamagitan ng pagiging bihasa sa panlilinlang

🇲🇾Malay

tipu daya

kepintaran seperti yang ditunjukkan dengan mahir dalam penipuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مكر

الدهاء كما يظهر من خلال المهارة في الخداع

🇮🇷Persian

نیرنگ

زیرکی که با مهارت در فریبکاری نشان داده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kurnazlık

aldatma konusunda yetenekli olmanın gösterdiği gibi kurnazlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָרמָה

ממולח כפי שהוכח על ידי היותו מיומן בהונאה

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The primary meaning of 'guile' is 'shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception'.

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