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knavery vs trick

trick vs knavery

knavery and trick both are nouns.

knavery is not a verb while trick is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knavery Yes No No No
trick Yes No Yes No
As nouns, trick is a hyponym of knavery; that is, trick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than knavery:
  • knavery: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
  • trick: an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
Other hyponyms of knavery include betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason, charlatanism, quackery, falsehood, falsification.
knavery (noun) trick (noun)
lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
a cunning or deceitful action or device
a prostitute's customer
a period of work or duty
knavery (verb) trick (verb)
deceive somebody
Difference between knavery and trick

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