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cunning vs guile

guile vs cunning

cunning and guile both are nouns.

cunning is an adjective but guile is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cunning Yes Yes No No
guile Yes No No No
As nouns, cunning and guile are synonyms defined as:
  • cunning and guile: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Other synonyms of cunning include craft, craftiness, foxiness, slyness, wiliness.
cunning (noun) guile (noun)
crafty artfulness (especially in deception) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception the quality of being crafty
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
cunning (adjective) guile (adjective)
showing inventiveness and skill
marked by skill in deception
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
Difference between cunning and guile

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