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guile

/ɡaɪl/

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What does guile mean?

noun

  1. Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
  2. Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.

verb

  1. To deceive, beguile, bewile.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. Alternative form of gyle.
  2. (obsolete) Obsolete form of gold.

proper noun

  1. A surname from French.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɡaɪl/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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"For," said he, "so far as we go, who are now their friends, there is no guile in these men."
William MorrisThe Well at the World's End: A TaleProject Gutenberg ebook #169
The Colonel stared into vacancy, and I wondered whether anyone could be quite so innocent of guile as he looked.
W. Somerset (William Somerset) MaughamThe Moon and SixpenceProject Gutenberg ebook #222
More book examples (3)
For this barbarian, not being himself sincere, but a lover of guile and wickedness, admired his address and wonderful subtlety.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
She knew that he loved her—a frank, blustering fellow without guile enough to conceal his feelings, and no desire to do so.
Kate ChopinThe Awakening, and Selected Short StoriesProject Gutenberg ebook #160
Perhaps their keenness penetrated to the fact that he was absolutely without guile, and that his kindness was an essential part of himself.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe ForestProject Gutenberg ebook #9376