Associations to the word «Guile»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
GUILE, noun. (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
GUILE, noun. Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
GUILE, verb. To deceive, to beguile
Dictionary definition
GUILE, noun. Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
GUILE, noun. The quality of being crafty.
GUILE, noun. The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.