artifice
Crafty deceptionCrafty deception.
» The language of truth must be, with no doubt, simple and without artifice.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Crafty deception.
(countable, uncountable)A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
Kunstgriff
(countable, uncountable)A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
(countable, uncountable)A tactical move to gain advantage.
(countable, uncountable)Skill; cleverness.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.
Examples
2 sentencesThe language of truth must be, with no doubt, simple and without artifice.
Religion is very personal. Practically everyone has really his own religion. Collectivity in religion is an artifice.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French artifice, from Latin artificium.From Middle French artifice, from Latin artificium.
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Forms
plural: artificesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture):ruse
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable