Artifice
Word | ARTIFICE |
Character | 8 |
Hyphenation | ar ti fice |
Pronunciations | /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Artifice"
What do we mean by artifice?
Deception or trickery. noun
Something contrived or made up to achieve an end, especially by deceiving; a stratagem or ruse: synonym: wile. noun
Cleverness or ingenuity in making or doing something; art or skill. noun
An artistic device or convention. noun
. The art of making. noun
An ingenious or skilfully contrived work. noun
Skill in designing and employing expedients; artful contrivance; address; trickery. noun
A crafty device; an ingenious expedient; trick; shift; piece of finesse. noun
Synonyms Artifice, Manæuver, Stratagem, Wile, Trick, Ruse, Finesse, device, contrivance, cunning, craft, deception, cheat, fraud, guile, imposition, dodge, subterfuge, double-dealing. These words generally imply a careful endeavor to compass an end by deceiving others, not necessarily, however, with evil intent. They all imply management and address. An artifice is prepared with art or care; it is craftily devised. Manæuver suggests something more elaborate or intricate, a carefully contrived movement or course of action for a definite purpose; it is the quiet or secret marshaling of one's intellectual or other resources to carry a point. Stratagem is, like manæuver, a figurative term drawn from war; it is upon a larger scale what wile is upon a smaller, a device to deceive one who is the object of an imagined warfare, so that we may catch him at a disadvantage and discomfit him, or, more generally, a carefully prepared plan to carry one's point with another—to capture it or him, so to speak. A wile may be peculiarly coaxing or insinuating. Trick is the lowest and most dishonorable of these words; it may be a low or underhand act, in violation of honor or propriety, for the purpose of cheating, or something as bad. A ruse is a deception of some elaborateness, intended to cover one's intentions, help one to escape from a predicament, etc.; it is a plausible way of bringing about what we desire to happen, without apparent interference on our part. Finesse is subtlety in action; it is a more delicate sort of artifice. See artful, evasion, and fraud. noun
A handicraft; a trade; art of making. noun
Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work. noun
Artful or skillful contrivance. noun
Crafty device; an artful, ingenious, or elaborate trick. Now the usual meaning. noun
A crafty but underhanded deception. noun
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse. noun
A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture. noun
A tactical move to gain advantage. noun
A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) noun
A crafty but underhanded deception.
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
A tactical move to gain advantage.
Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.
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