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put-on vs wile

wile vs put-on

put-on and wile both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
put-on Yes No No No
wile Yes No No No
As nouns, wile is a hypernym of put-on; that is, wile is a word with a broader meaning than put-on:
  • put-on: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
  • wile: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Other hypernyms of put-on include chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery.
put-on (noun) wile (noun)
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Difference between put-on and wile

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