artifice

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French artifice, from Latin artificium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/ === Noun === artifice (countable and uncountable, plural artifices) A crafty but underhanded deception. A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse. A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture. A tactical move to gain advantage. (archaic) Something made with technical skill; a contrivance. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === artifice (third-person singular simple present artifices, present participle artificing, simple past and past participle artificed) To construct by means of skill or specialised art ==== Related terms ==== artificial === Further reading === “artifice”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “artifice”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === actifier == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin artificium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.ti.fis/ === Noun === artifice m (plural artifices) artifice, trick, ploy (literary) device Synonyms: appareil, dispositif ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “artifice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Noun === artifice ablative singular of artifex