Artifice
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Artifice is a noun meaning A crafty but underhanded deception.
Meaning
A crafty but underhanded deception.
More Meanings
- A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
- A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
- A tactical move to gain advantage.
- To construct by means of skill or specialised art
- (archaic) Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.
Example Sentences
Splints and slings, already described, are easily artificed out of small saplings or from stiff bark.
The notion that consequence can be as easily managed as PR is the ultimate artifice and the ultimate delusion.
Some of the greatest artists of their day either furnished designs or with their own hands artificed ornaments for domestic use,
The Creator has so cunningly endowed our bodies that there is no labor to be done, no skill in artificing or fashioning the metals, that is beyond our reach.
Word Forms
- artifices
- artificing
- artificed
Synonyms for artifice
Depending on context, synonyms include ruse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ruse, wile, trick, gimmick, device, firework.
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