Cunningness
Cunningness noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Usage example: people should remember that it was cunningness and not kindness that made him a very wealthy lawyer
Mendacity and cunningness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mendacity" instead a noun "Cunningness".
Mendacity
Mendacity noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Cunningness and mendacity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cunningness" instead a noun "Mendacity".
Nearby Word: mendacious
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- falsehood and cunningness
- falsehood and mendacity
- deception and cunningness
- deception and mendacity
- artifice and cunningness
- artifice and mendacity
- cunning and cunningness
- cunning and mendacity
- double-dealing and cunningness
- double-dealing and mendacity
- lying and cunningness
- lying and mendacity
- craft and cunningness
- craft and mendacity
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