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Artifice
see synonyms of artificeNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Artifice
see synonyms of artificenoun
1.
a clever expedient; ingenious stratagem
2.
crafty or subtle deception
3.
skill; cleverness
4.
a skilfully contrived device
5. obsolete
craftsmanship
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Artifice
see synonyms of artifice noun
1.
skill or ingenuity
2.
a clever expedient
3.
trickery or craft
4.
a sly or artful trick
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Artifice
see synonyms of artificen.
1.
a. Deception or trickery: The purchaser believed that the product was new only by artifice of the seller.
b. Something contrived or made up to achieve an end, especially by deceiving; a stratagem or ruse: "From the beginning, 'compassionate conservatism' was an artifice designed to mask Bush's conservatism from an electorate that did not want a sharp rightward turn" (Jonathan Chait). See Synonyms at wile.
2.
a. Cleverness or ingenuity in making or doing something; art or skill: "Literary artifice is the only means that a writer has at his disposal. How else can he convey his impression of life?" (Harry Levin).
b. An artistic device or convention: artifices such as conceits and puns.
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