Definition of 'artifice'
Word forms: plural artifices
variable noun
Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
[formal]
Weegee's photographs are full of artfulness, and artifice.
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Word origin of 'artifice'
C16: from Old French, from Latin artificium skill, from artifex one possessed of a specific skill, from ars skill + -fex, from facere to make SIMILAR WORDS: art, trick
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Example sentences containing 'artifice'
We have been considering the relations of the parts of one tree and a passing partnership between nature and artifice.
The Education of a Gardener (1994)The curious connections between nature, human imagination and human artifice make delightful reading.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)In both areas, art is artifice.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)But I saw the art and artifice beyond.
Times, Sunday Times (2012) The Times Literary Supplement (2012) IN FORKBEARD'S WAKE: Coasting Round Scandinavia (2003) Times, Sunday Times (2010)Trends of 'artifice'
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