Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - artifice
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Artifice
artifice
~ n formal 1 the use of clever tricks (Her charm was all artifice.) 2 a clever trick, especially one used to deceive someone artificial, adj usually before noun 1 not made of natural materials or substances (artificial sweeteners) 2 not real or natural but deliberately made to look real or natural (an artificial leg.) 3 artificial behaviour is not natural or sincere because someone is pretending to be something they are not (an artificial smile) 4 happening because someone has made it happen and not as part of a natural process (High import taxes give their goods an artificial advantage in the market.) - artificially adv (Food prices are being kept artificially low.) - artificiality n
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(artifices) Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices. (FORMAL) Weegee’s photographs are full of artfulness, and artifice. N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin artificium, from artific-, artifex ~r, from Latin art-, ars + facere Date: circa 1604 1. a. clever or artful skill ; ingenuity believing that characters had to be created from within rather than with ~ — Garson Kanin b. an ingenious device or expedient 2. a. an artful stratagem ; trick b. false or insincere behavior social ~ Synonyms: see trick, art ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a clever device; a contrivance. 2 a cunning. b an instance of this. 3 skill, dexterity. Etymology: F f. L artificium f. ars artis art, -ficium making f. facere make ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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изобретение; выдумка, хитрость ARTIFICE сущ. трюк, обман, махинация Syn: machination ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. искусная проделка; махинация; уловка harmless artifice —- безобидная проделка artifice ingenious artifice —- искусная махинация to employ numerous artifices —- прибегать ко всяким уловкам 2. хитрость, ловкость to make smb. do smth. by artifice —- хитростью заставить кого-либо сделать что-либо her conduct is free from artifice —- она ведет себя совершенно бесхитростно 3. неискренность social artifice —- светское притворство ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- early 15c., "workmanship," from M.Fr. artifice "skill, cunning," from L. artificium "making by art, craft," from artifex "craftsman, artist," from ars "art" + facere "do." Meaning "device, trick" (the usual modern sense) is from 1656. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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