ARTIFICE


Meaning of ARTIFICE in English

n. Function: noun

1

Synonyms: CUNNING 2, art, artfulness, cageyness, canniness, craft, craftiness, foxiness, slyness, wiliness

Related Words: ingenuity, inventiveness, originality; adroitness, cleverness, keenness, quickness, shrewdness; adeptness, proficiency

2

Synonyms: TRICK 1, device, feint, gambit, maneuver, play, ploy, ruse, stratagem, wile

Related Words: chicane, chicanery, trickery; knavery, rascality, skulduggery; deceit, dissimulation, duplicity, guile

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.