Knavery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Dishonest or crafty dealing.
  • n. An instance of trickery or mischief.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The (mis)behaviour of a knave, boyish mischief.
  • n. Deceit, an unprincipled action.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action.
  • n. Roguish or mischievous tricks.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The action or character of a knave; dishonesty; deception in dealing; trickery; petty villainy; fraud.
  • n. Roguishness; waggishness; tomfoolery.
  • n. Narthecium ossifragum, the bog-asphodel.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    betrayal    falsehood    falsification    treachery    treason    charlatanism    perfidy    quackery    trick   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fraud    trickery    dishonesty    rascality   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cozenage    dissimulation    trickery    dishonesty    chicanery    deceit    rascality    baseness    imposture    guile