artifice

n. கருவி, சாதனம், பொறியமைப்பு, கைத்திறன், கைவேலைப்பாடு, சதுரப்பாடு, சூழ்ச்சி, தந்திரம், ஆள்வினைத்திறம்.

Synonyms

manoeuvre cheat wile contrivance craft trick fraud machination punning imposture stratagem

Antonyms

fairness candor simplicity openness

Ar"ti*fice, n. Etym: [L. artificium, fr. artifex artificer; ars, artis, art + facere to make: cf. F. artifice.] 1. A handicraft; a trade; art of making. [Obs.] 2. Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work. The material universe.. in the artifice of God, the artifice of the best Mechanist. Cudworth. 3. Artful or skillful contrivance. His [Congreve's] plots were constructed without much artifice. Craik. 4. Crafty device; an artful, ingenious, or elaborate trick. Note: [Now the usual meaning.] Those who were conscious of guilt employed numerous artifices for the purpose of averting inquiry. Macaulay.

artifice - Similar Words

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