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guile

/ɡaɪl/noun

उच्चारण गाइल

छल, कपट, धूर्तता

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noun
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    [U] formal

    the use of clever but dishonest behaviour in order to trick people

    छल, कपट, धूर्तता

    • She used guile rather than force to get what she wanted.
    • a child without guile
    • The fox in the story wins by guile, not strength.
    + 2 more examples
    • He got the job through charm and a little guile.
    • Children often have no guile and say exactly what they think.

    Synonyms cunning craftiness deceit trickery wiliness

    Opposite honesty sincerity candour naivety ingenuousness

◇Word family
guileful adj.guileless adj.beguile verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

Guile, with the silent u (not 'gile'); the adjective guileless means innocent and honest; the verb beguile means to charm or deceive.

Guile, silent u के साथ ('gile' गलत है); adjective guileless का अर्थ 'मासूम और ईमानदार' है; verb beguile का अर्थ 'मोहना या धोखा देना' है।

?Which word?

Keep the cunning words together: guile, cunning, craftiness, wiliness, duplicity (deceitfulness).

धूर्तता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: guile, cunning, craftiness, wiliness, duplicity (दोमुँहापन)।