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Deceit word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "deceit" word

[noun] the act of deceiving
[noun] the quality of being fraudulent
[noun] a misleading falsehood
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\De*ceit"\, n. [OF. deceit, des[,c]ait, decept (cf. deceite, de[,c]oite), fr. L. deceptus deception, fr. decipere. See {Deceive}.] 1. An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe what is false; a contrivance to entrap; deception; a wily device; fraud. Making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit. --Amos viii. 5. Friendly to man, far from deceit or guile. --Milton. Yet still we hug the dear deceit. --N. Cotton. 2. (Law) Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud another. When injury is thereby effected, an action of deceit, as it called, lies for compensation. Syn: Deception; fraud; imposition; duplicity; trickery; guile; falsifying; double-dealing; stratagem. See {Deception}.

Synonyms for deceit

deception, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, fraudulence, misrepresentation

See also: blind | cheating | chicanery | delusion | dishonesty | dissembling | falsification | feigning | feigning | four flush | hocus-pocus | imposture | jiggery-pokery | pretending | pretense | pretense | slickness | snow job | subterfuge | untruth |

Related terms: artful dodge, chicanery, defrauding, device, double-dealing, expedient, fakement, flimflam, fraud, fraudulence, gambit, guile, gyp, hanky-panky, hypocrisy, knavery, overreaching, ploy, red herring, shiftiness, sneak attack, surreptitiousness

The fun area, different aproach to word »deceit«

Let's analyse "deceit" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: TIECED. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: deceit: 5 + 5 + 9 = 19, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: deceit: 4 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 9 + 2 = 28, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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