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guile vs perspicacity

perspicacity vs guile

guile and perspicacity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
guile Yes No No No
perspicacity Yes No No No
As nouns, perspicacity is a hypernym of guile; that is, perspicacity is a word with a broader meaning than guile:
  • guile: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  • perspicacity: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
Other hypernyms of guile include astuteness, perspicaciousness, shrewdness.
guile (noun) perspicacity (noun)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
the quality of being crafty intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Difference between guile and perspicacity

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