artifice

(är'tə-fĭs)
n.

1. An artful or crafty expedient; a stratagem. See synonyms at wile.
2. Subtle but base deception; trickery.
3. Cleverness or skill; ingenuity.

[French, from Old French, craftsmanship, from Latin artificium, from artifex, artific-, craftsman : ars, art-, art; see art¹ + -fex, maker.]

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noun

1. An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end: deception, device, dodge, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile. Informal shenanigan, take-in. See honest/dishonest, means.
2. Deceitful cleverness: art, artfulness, craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness. See honest/dishonest, means.

n

Definition: cunning, deception, hoax
Antonyms: candor, frankness, honesty, honor, ingenuousness, innocence, openness, reality, sincerity, truthfulness

n

Definition: skill, cleverness
Antonyms: artlessness, inability, incapacity, simplicity

A fraud or a cunning device used to accomplish some evil; usually implies craftiness or deceitfulness.

For a list of words related to artifice, see:

• Strategy and Tactics - artifice: clever, artful stratagem

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See words rhyming with "artifice."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Artifice.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - snildt påhit, godt påfund

Nederlands (Dutch)
kunstgreep, vernuftigheid, listigheid, list, misleiding

Français (French)
n. - ruse, artifice, stratagème, adresse, art

Deutsch (German)
n. - List, Geschicklichkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τέχνασμα, στρατήγημα, επιτηδειότητα, καπατσοσύνη

Italiano (Italian)
artificio, astuzia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - artifício (m), estratagema (m)

Русский (Russian)
изобретение, выдумка, проделка, хитрость

Español (Spanish)
n. - artificio, estratagema, ardid

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - påhitt, knep

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
诡计, 技巧, 巧妙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 詭計, 技巧, 巧妙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 교활한 계획, 고안

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 工夫, 器用さ, 策略

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حيله, مكر, خداع, براعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תחבולה, מומחיות‬

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