deceitfulness

2 definitions found

deceitfulness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Deceitfulness \De*ceit"ful*ness\, n.
     1. The disposition to deceive; as, a man's deceitfulness may
        be habitual.
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     2. The quality of being deceitful; as, the deceitfulness of a
        man's practices.
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     3. Tendency to mislead or deceive. "The deceitfulness of
        riches." --Matt. xiii. 22.
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deceitfulness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  deceitfulness
      n 1: the quality of being crafty [syn: craftiness,
           deceitfulness, guile]