wile
Meaning of wile
noun
- devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants.
she didn't employ any feminine wiles to capture his attention
the devious wiles of the politicians
- lure; entice.
she could be neither driven nor wiled into the parish kirk
- another way of saying while something away (see while).
the gang had played monopoly as they wiled away the hours
Middle English: perhaps from an Old Norse word related to vél ‘craft’.
adjective- very bad; terrible.
he was wile when he was young
- very; extremely.
this old boy was wile pleased
late 19th century: representing a pronunciation of wild, probably influenced by earlier Scots use of wile as an alteration of vile.
Information about wile
- The plural form of wile is: wiles.
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Hyphenation of wile
wile
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- wile is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
wile synonyms
Meaning trickery:
trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, shenanigan
Meaning a cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone:
Meaning an action intended to deceive someone; a trick:
Meaning a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage:
Meaning a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect:
Meaning a cunning trick or dishonest act, in particular one intended to avoid something unpleasant:
Meaning an act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation:
Meaning deceit used in order to achieve one's goal:
Meaning clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others:
Meaning a plan, method, or trick with a particular aim:
Meaning the use of skill to create or bring about something, especially with a consequent effect of artificiality:
Meaning the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotion:
Meaning skill in achieving one's ends by deceit:
Anagrams of wile
Liew, lwei, Weil, weil, weli, Wiel, wiel
Words that rhyme with wile
dwile, henwile, swile, outwile
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