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perfidy vs knavery

knavery vs perfidy

perfidy and knavery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
perfidy Yes No No No
knavery Yes No No No
As nouns, knavery is a hypernym of perfidy; that is, knavery is a word with a broader meaning than perfidy:
  • perfidy: an act of deliberate betrayal
  • knavery: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
Other hypernyms of perfidy include dishonesty.
perfidy (noun) knavery (noun)
an act of deliberate betrayal lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
betrayal of a trust
Difference between perfidy and knavery

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