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wile vs deceit

deceit vs wile

wile and deceit both are nouns.

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

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