Definizione monolingua

guile

guile (third-person singular simple present guiles, present participle guiling, simple past and past participle guiled)

1. to deceive, to beguile

guile (countable and uncountable; plural guiles)

1. (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
   • 2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, RTE Sport:

     Estonia were struggling to get to grips with the game while Ireland were showing a composure and guile that demonstrated their experience in play-off ties.

2. 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!

Definizione dizionario guile

	astuzia
	astuteness, cunning

artificio

falsità

inganno

stratagemma

Altri significati:

deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty

(uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.