Guilery

/ˈɡaɪlərɪ/ noun

Definition

Deceitful tricks and cunning behavior used to fool or cheat people.

Etymology

From guile + -ry suffix (forming abstract nouns). This archaic term emerged in Middle English to describe the collective practice and art of deception, similar to how 'archery' describes the practice of archery.

Kelly Says

Medieval texts use 'guilery' to describe the elaborate schemes of con artists, and interestingly, the same techniques described 500 years ago still work today—human psychology hasn't changed much.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
galeri
gah-lee-ree
ARالعربية
معرض
ma-ar-rah
BNবাংলা
গ্যালারি
gah-la-ree
CACatalà
galeria
gah-lee-ah
CSČeština
galerie
gah-lee-eh
DADansk
galleri
gah-le-ree
DEDeutsch
Galerie
gah-lee-eh
ELΕλληνικά
γκαλερί
gah-le-ree
ESEspañol
galería
gah-la-ree-ah
FAفارسی
گالری
gah-lee-ree
FISuomi
galleria
gah-le-ree-ah
FRFrançais
galerie
gah-la-ree
GUGU
ગેલેરી
gah-le-ree
HAHA
galeri
gah-le-ree
HEעברית
גלריה
gal-lee-ah
HIहिन्दी
गैलरी
gah-la-ree
HUMagyar
galéria
gah-lee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
galeri
gah-le-ree
IGIG
galeri
gah-le-ree
ITItaliano
galleria
gah-le-ree-ah
JA日本語
ギャラリー
ga-ra-rii
KKKK
галерея
gah-lee-eh
KMKM
ហាង
haang
KO한국어
갤러리
gyeol-leori
MRMR
गॅलरी
gah-lee-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
galeri
gah-le-ree
MYမြန်မာ
ဂယ်လာရီ
gah-la-ree
NLNederlands
galerie
gah-le-ree
NONorsk
galleri
gah-le-ree
PAPA
ਗੈਲਰੀ
gah-lee-ree
PLPolski
galeria
gah-le-ree-ah
PTPortuguês
galeria
gah-lee-ah
RORomână
galerie
gah-lee-eh
RUРусский
галерея
gah-le-ree-ah
SVSvenska
galleri
gah-le-ree
SWKiswahili
galeri
gah-le-ree
TAதமிழ்
குப்பம்
ku-ppam
TEతెలుగు
గ్యాలరీ
ga-ya-lee
THไทย
หอศิลป์
ho-sa-rt
TLTL
galeria
gah-le-ree-ah
TRTürkçe
galeri
gah-leh-ree
UKУкраїнська
галерея
gah-le-ree-ah
URاردو
گالری
gah-lee-ree
VITiếng Việt
galerie
gah-le-ree
YOYO
galeri
gah-le-ree
ZH中文
画廊
huà láng
ZUZU
igalo
ee-ga-loh

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