Guilefulness and Guile

Guilefulness

Guilefulness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: he had an inherent guilefulness that made him a formidable power broker in Washington

Guile and guilefulness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guile" instead a noun "Guilefulness".

Guile

Guile noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: a shady salesman who usually relies on a combination of quick thinking and guile

Guilefulness and guile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guilefulness" instead a noun "Guile".

Nearby Words: guileless, guileful
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