wiles

CEFRC2

/wˈaɪlz/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Clever tricks used to persuade or deceive someone.

Examples

  • Fermat's Last Theorem was finally proven by English mathematician Andrew Wiles in 1994.

  • The rustic youth was as yet ignorant of the wiles of love.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /waɪlz/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • She used her feminine wiles to seduce him.

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The fox used its clever blank to sneak into the henhouse without being noticed.

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Origin

noun

From Wile + -s (patronymic suffix).