wile

The definition of a wile is a trick or seducing behavior.

(noun)

An example of a wile is a joke or trick to deceive someone.

Wile is defined as to trick or to spend time leisurely.

(verb)

  1. An example of wile is to cause someone to fall into a trap.
  2. An example of wile is to lay in the backyard all day sipping lemonade.

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See wile in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a sly trick; deceitful artifice; stratagem
  2. a beguiling or coquettish trick: usually used in pl.
  3. Now Rare craftiness; guile

Origin: ME < Late OE wil < OE wigle, magic, divination, akin to wiglian, to take auspices, wicce, witch

transitive verb wiled, wiling

to beguile; lure

See wile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare.
  2. A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure: the wiles of a skilled negotiator.
  3. Trickery; cunning.
transitive verb wiled wiled, wil·ing, wiles
  1. To influence or lead by means of wiles; entice.
  2. To pass (time) agreeably: wile away a Sunday afternoon.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English wil

Origin: , from Old North French

Origin: , from Old Norse vēl, trick

Origin: , or of Low German origin

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