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Artifice vs Artfulness - What's the difference?

artifice | artfulness |

As nouns the difference between artifice and artfulness

is that artifice is craftsman, artificer while artfulness is the quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.

artifice

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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

    • Related terms

    * artificial ----

    artfulness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.