Artifice
Artifice noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: using their artifice, the Greeks crafted a hollow wooden horse to hide inside and thereby gained entry into the city of Troy
Cleverness and artifice are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cleverness" instead a noun "Artifice".
Nearby Words: artificial, artificer
Cleverness
Cleverness noun - Mental skill or quickness.
Usage example: it takes real cleverness to find a way around the rules
Artifice and cleverness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artifice" instead a noun "Cleverness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ability and artifice
- ability and cleverness
- knack and artifice
- knack and cleverness
- skill and artifice
- skill and cleverness
- deftness and artifice
- deftness and cleverness
- facility and artifice
- facility and cleverness
- subtlety and artifice
- subtlety and cleverness
- finesse and artifice
- finesse and cleverness
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