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guile vs deceit

deceit vs guile

guile and deceit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
guile Yes No No No
deceit Yes No No No
As nouns, deceit is a hypernym of guile; that is, deceit is a word with a broader meaning than guile:
  • guile: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  • deceit: the act of deceiving
Other hypernyms of guile include deception, dissembling, dissimulation.
guile (noun) deceit (noun)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) the act of deceiving
the quality of being crafty the quality of being fraudulent
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception a misleading falsehood
Difference between guile and deceit

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