English definition of Deceit

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Definition of deceit

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Deceit (n.) Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud another. When injury is thereby effected, an action of deceit, as it called, lies for compensation..

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Guileful :: Guileful (a.) Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty..

Deceitfulness :: Deceitfulness (n.) The quality of being deceitful; as, the deceitfulness of a man's practices..

Deceivable :: Deceivable (a.) Fitted to deceive; deceitful.

Patchingly :: Patchingly (adv.) Knavishy; deceitfully.

Flatter :: Flatter (v. t.) To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations..

Covinous :: Covinous (a.) Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest.

Chaunter :: Chaunter (n.) A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey..

Double-faced :: Double-faced (a.) Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous.

Insincere :: Insincere (a.) Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc.; as, insincere declarations..

Losing :: Losing (a.) Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening.

Snaky :: Snaky (a.) Sly; cunning; insinuating; deceitful.

Janus-faced :: Janus-faced (a.) Double-faced; deceitful.

Braid :: Braid (v. t.) Deceitful.

Wileful :: Wileful (a.) Full of wiles; trickish; deceitful.

Cautel :: Cautel (n.) Craft; deceit; falseness.

Ruse :: Ruse (n.) An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit.

Bona Fide :: Bona fide () In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fide; a bona fide purchaser or transaction..

Trumpery :: Trumpery (n.) Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence, things worn out and of no value; rubbish..

Sleeky :: Sleeky (a.) Fawning and deceitful; sly.

Hollow-hearted :: Hollow-hearted (a.) Insincere; deceitful; not sound and true; having a cavity or decayed spot within.