Wiles Meaning
/waɪlz/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounplural of wile
nameA surname transferred from the nickname. A patronymic form of Wile.
Sentence 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.
She used her feminine wiles to seduce him.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fox used its clever ____ to sneak into the henhouse without being noticed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The villain used all of his ____ and many local tricks to deceive the people and achieve his selfish and greedy goals today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English Wile English -s English Wiles From Wile + -s (patronymic suffix).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Once Kennedy bought into the plan, Wiles advised waiting to announce it until after the Democratic convention, believing it would stall Harris’ momentum. To Wiles, the endorsement was one of the campaign’s key moments. It neutralized the threat that Kennedy would peel off votes from Trump. But more importantly, “he allowed us to broaden the base of the party,” she says. “He was a key way to do that.”"
— 2024 December 12, Eric Cortellessa, “Donald Trump 2024 TIME Person of the Year”, in Time, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2024:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fox used its clever ____ to sneak into the henhouse without being noticed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The villain used all of his ____ and many local tricks to deceive the people and achieve his selfish and greedy goals today.