guile
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[edit] Etymology
Old French, from Frankish wigila (“‘ruse’”) ( > French guilleret (“‘careless and lively’”)), or (Verification for this etymology is sought): from an unattested Old Norse word which was probably the source also of wile.
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[edit] Noun
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guile (countable and uncountable; plural guiles)
- (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
- deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty
- 'The Bible - King James Version: John 1:47
- Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
- 'The Bible - King James Version: John 1:47
[edit] Translations
astuteness, cunning
[edit] Verb
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to guile (third-person singular simple present guiles, present participle guiling, simple past and past participle guiled)