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1 artifice
nounList, die* * *ar·ti·fice[ˈɑ:tɪfɪs, AM ˈɑ:rt̬ə-]n ( form)* * *['AːtIfɪs]n1) (= guile) List f no pl2) (= stratagem) (Kriegs)list f* * *artifice [ˈɑː(r)tıfıs] s1. obs Kunst(fertigkeit) f, Geschick(lichkeit) n(f)2. List f, Verschlagenheit f3. Kunstgriff m, Kniff m, Trick m* * *nounList, die* * *n.Kunstgriff m.Vorrichtung f. -
2 stratagem
noun(trick) [Kriegs]list, die* * *['strætə‹əm](a trick or plan.) die (Kriegs)List* * *strata·gem[ˈstrætəʤəm, AM -t̬-]n* * *['strtɪdZəm]n (MIL)Kriegslist f; (= artifice) List f* * *a) Kriegslist fb) List f, Trick m* * *noun(trick) [Kriegs]list, die* * *n.List -en f.
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artifice — ► NOUN ▪ the use of cunning plans or devices in order to trick or deceive. ORIGIN Latin artificium, from ars art + facere make … English terms dictionary
artifice — ar·ti·fice / är tə fəs/ n: a clever strategy usu. intended to deceive or defraud Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. artifice … Law dictionary
artifice — noun formal 1 (U) the use of clever tricks: Her charm was all artifice. 2 (C) a clever trick, especially one used to deceive someone artificial, adjective (usually before noun) 1 not made of natural materials or substances: artificial sweeteners… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
artifice — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin artificium, from artific , artifex artificer, from Latin art , ars + facere Date: circa 1604 1. a. clever or artful skill ; ingenuity < believing that characters had to be created from within rather than… … New Collegiate Dictionary
artifice — noun in our trade, artifice is an asset Syn: trickery, deceit, deception, duplicity, guile, cunning, artfulness, wiliness, craftiness, slyness, chicanery; fraud, fraudulence … Thesaurus of popular words
artifice — noun a) a crafty but underhanded deception b) a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse See Also: artificial … Wiktionary
artifice — UK [ˈɑː(r)tɪfɪs] / US [ˈɑrtɪfɪs] noun [uncountable] Word forms artifice : singular artifice plural artifices behaviour that is intended to trick someone a friendly manner, free of artifice … English dictionary
artifice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trick, stratagem, ruse; device; cunning. See deception. Ant., candor, innocence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Maneuver] Syn. stratagem, trick, wile, ruse; see trick 1 . 2. [Trickery] Syn. guile, cunning,… … English dictionary for students
artifice — ar|ti|fice [ artıfıs ] noun uncount behavior that is intended to trick someone: a friendly manner, free of artifice … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
artifice — [ α:tɪfɪs] noun clever devices or expedients, especially to trick or deceive others. Origin ME (in the sense workmanship ): from OFr., from L. artificium, based on ars art + facere make … English new terms dictionary
artifice — /ˈatəfəs / (say ahtuhfuhs) noun 1. a crafty device or expedient; a clever trick or stratagem. 2. craft; trickery. 3. skilful or apt contrivance. 4. Obsolete workmanship. {French, from Latin artificium} …