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Artifice vs Sleight - What's the difference?

artifice | sleight |

As nouns the difference between artifice and sleight

is that artifice is craftsman, artificer while sleight is cunning; craft; artful practice.

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 ----

    sleight

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Cunning; craft; artful practice.
  • An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
  • Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.

    • Derived terms

    * sleight of hand * sleighty English words not following the I before E except after C rule