artifice en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle French artifice, from Latin artificium.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Crafty deception.
The notion that consequence can be as easily managed as PR is the ultimate artifice and the ultimate delusion.
2021 November 21, Charles Hugh Smith, When Everything Is Artifice and PR, Collapse Beckons:
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(countable, uncountable) A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
The heightened worlds of darkly comedic satire and soapy high-school romance make it easy enough to roll with unrealistic casting choices—and that goes for stage musicals, too, where some level of artifice is built into the format.
2021 September 22, Caroline Siede, “Dear Evan Hansen is a misfire on just about every level”, in AV Club:
- (countable, uncountable) A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
- (countable, uncountable) A tactical move to gain advantage.
- (countable, uncountable) Skill; cleverness.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (45)
ca artifici (crafty deception) · cmn 計謀 /计谋 (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · fr feinte (crafty deception) · cs lest (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · cmn 手法 (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · non vél (crafty deception) · hu cselfogás (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · hu csalafintaság (crafty deception) · hu praktika (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · hu megtévesztés (crafty deception) · es artificio (crafty deception) · pt artifício (crafty deception) · pt artimanha (crafty deception) · fi temppu (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · hu rafinéria (crafty deception) · hu cselszövés (crafty deception) · hu lelemény (crafty deception) · cmn 詭計 /诡计 (crafty deception) · hu ravaszkodás (crafty deception) · fr artifice (crafty deception) · cs trik (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · de Kunstgriff (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · hu ügyeskedés (crafty deception) · fi juoni (crafty deception) · cmn 妙計 /妙计 (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · ota اورند (crafty deception) · sv konstgrepp (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · eo artifiko (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · hu ügyesség (crafty deception) · hu csel (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · fi temppu (crafty deception) · ro artificiu (crafty deception) · ota صنعت (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · io artifico (crafty deception) · sh smicalica (crafty deception) · eo artifiko (crafty deception) · hu trükk (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · lt gudrybė (crafty deception) · sh lukavstvo (crafty deception) · cmn 奸計 (crafty deception) · hu furfang (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · bg хитрина (crafty deception) · hu mesterkedés (crafty deception) · hu fortély (a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse) · ota حیله (crafty deception)