Artifice word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "artifice" word

[noun] a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

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\Ar"ti*fice\, n. [L. artificium, fr. artifex artificer; ars, artis, art + facere to make: cf. F. artifice.] 1. A handicraft; a trade; art of making. [Obs.] 2. Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work. The material universe.. in the artifice of God, the artifice of the best Mechanist. --Cudworth. 3. Artful or skillful contrivance. His [Congreve's] plots were constructed without much artifice. --Craik. 4. Crafty device; an artful, ingenious, or elaborate trick. Note: [Now the usual meaning.] Those who were conscious of guilt employed numerous artifices for the purpose of averting inquiry. --Macaulay.

Synonyms for artifice

ruse

Related terms: acuteness, affectedness, art, bag of tricks, bluff, canniness, cleverness, connivance, contriving, countermove, course of action, cunningness, effort, fakement, gambit, jugglery, jury-rigged expedient, machination, maneuver, mannerism, overelegance, proficiency, purism, racket, skill, skulduggery, slyness, solution, stroke of policy, suppleness

The fun area, different aproach to word »artifice«

Let's analyse "artifice" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ECIFITRA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2225 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- .-. - .. ..-. .. -.-. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: artifice: 1 + 9 + 9 + 5 = 24, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: artifice: 1 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 9 + 3 + 5 = 44, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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