The meaning of GUILE is deceitful cunning : duplicity. How to use guile in a sentence.

GUILE definition: insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity. See examples of guile used in a sentence.

GUILE definition: 1. clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone: 2. smart but…. Learn more.

Definition of guile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

guile, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

guile (ɡaɪl) n clever or crafty character or behaviour [C18: from Old French guile, of Germanic origin; see wile]

Guile is the quality of being good at deceiving people in a clever way. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate. I love children's innocence and lack of guile.

Use the noun guile for cunning, craftiness, and artful duplicity. Acting like you have a job on Wall Street when you're actually unemployed would take a lot of guile.

guile (gīl), n. insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.

GUILE meaning: the use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something