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Meaning of DECEITFULNESS

Pronunciation:  di'seetfulnes

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the quality of being crafty
 
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 Synonyms: craftiness, guile
 
 See Also: disingenuousness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\De*ceit"ful*ness\, n.
1. The disposition to deceive; as, a man's deceitfulness may
   be habitual.
2. The quality of being deceitful; as, the deceitfulness of a
   man's practices.
3. Tendency to mislead or deceive. ``The deceitfulness of
   riches.'' --Matt. xiii. 22.
 

 

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