Wile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈaɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈaɪl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

guile chicanery chicane trickery shenanigan

Word Forms

trick	verb	deceive somebody
chicane	verb	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
wily	adjective	marked by skill in deception

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

ruse

l'utilisation d'astuces pour tromper quelqu'un (généralement pour lui soutirer de l'argent)

🇪🇸Spanish

ardid

el uso de trucos para engañar a alguien (normalmente para sacarle dinero)

🇮🇹Italian

astuzia

l'uso di trucchi per ingannare qualcuno (di solito per estorcergli denaro)

🇵🇹Portuguese

astúcia

o uso de truques para enganar alguém (geralmente para extrair dinheiro deles)

🇷🇺Russian

коварство

использование уловок для обмана кого-либо (обычно для получения от него денег)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छलबल

किसी को धोखा देने के लिए तरकीबों का उपयोग (आमतौर पर उनसे पैसे ऐंठने के लिए)

🇧🇩Bengali

ধূর্ত

কাউকে প্রতারিত করার জন্য কৌশলের ব্যবহার (সাধারণত তাদের কাছ থেকে অর্থ উত্তোলনের জন্য)

🇮🇳Tamil

தந்திரம்

ஒருவரை ஏமாற்றுவதற்கான தந்திரங்களைப் பயன்படுத்துதல் (பொதுவாக அவர்களிடமிருந்து பணத்தைப் பெற)

🇮🇳Telugu

కుతంత్రం

ఒకరిని మోసం చేయడానికి ఉపాయాలను ఉపయోగించడం (సాధారణంగా వారి నుండి డబ్బును సేకరించేందుకు)

🇮🇳Marathi

धूर्त

एखाद्याला फसवण्यासाठी युक्त्या वापरणे (सहसा त्यांच्याकडून पैसे काढण्यासाठी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધૂર્ત

કોઈને છેતરવા માટે યુક્તિઓનો ઉપયોગ (સામાન્ય રીતે તેમની પાસેથી પૈસા કાઢવા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುತಂತ್ರ

ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮೋಸಗೊಳಿಸಲು ತಂತ್ರಗಳ ಬಳಕೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅವರಿಂದ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯಲು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുതന്ത്രം

ആരെയെങ്കിലും കബളിപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള തന്ത്രങ്ങളുടെ ഉപയോഗം (സാധാരണയായി അവരിൽ നിന്ന് പണം വേർതിരിച്ചെടുക്കാൻ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਲਾਕ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਚਾਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਪੈਸੇ ਕੱਢਣ ਲਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

چال

کسی کو دھوکہ دینے کے لیے چالوں کا استعمال (عام طور پر ان سے پیسے نکالنے کے لیے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诡计

使用诡计来欺骗某人（通常是为了从他们身上榨取金钱）

🇯🇵Japanese

策略

誰かを騙すためのトリックの使用（通常はお金を引き出すため）

🇰🇷Korean

책략

누군가를 속이기 위해 속임수를 쓰는 것(보통 돈을 빼내기 위해)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mưu mô

việc sử dụng các thủ đoạn để lừa dối ai đó (thường là để lấy tiền từ họ)

🇹🇭Thai

เล่ห์เหลี่ยม

การใช้อุบายเพื่อหลอกลวงผู้อื่น (โดยปกติเพื่อดึงเงินจากพวกเขา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperdayakan

penggunaan trik untuk menipu seseorang (biasanya untuk mengambil uang darinya)

🇵🇭Filipino

pandaraya

ang paggamit ng mga trick upang linlangin ang isang tao (karaniwan ay upang kunin ang pera mula sa kanila)

🇲🇾Malay

tipu daya

penggunaan helah untuk menipu seseorang (biasanya untuk mengeluarkan wang daripada mereka)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حيلة

استخدام الحيل لخداع شخص ما (عادةً لانتزاع الأموال منه)

🇮🇷Persian

نیرنگ

استفاده از ترفندها برای فریب دادن کسی (معمولا برای استخراج پول از آنها)

🇹🇷Turkish

kurnazlık yapmak

Birini kandırmak için hilelerin kullanılması (genellikle ondan para koparmak için)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹנָאָה

שימוש בתחבולות כדי להונות מישהו (בדרך כלל כדי לחלץ ממנו כסף)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'wile'?

The primary meaning of 'wile' is 'the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'wile' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'wile' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'wile' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'wile' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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