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My grandmother's first husband was a spiritualist medium. What fascinates me about that is the balance between conviction and sincerity and trickery, which is also something that novelists are very familiar with.
Pat Barker

Meaning of "trickery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRICKERY

trickery  [ˈtrɪkərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRICKERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trickery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRICKERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

trickery

Trickster

In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. It is suggested by Hansen that the term "Trickster" was probably first used in this context by Daniel G. Brinton in 1885.

Definition of trickery in the English dictionary

The definition of trickery in the dictionary is the practice or an instance of using tricks.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRICKERY


apothecary
əˈpɒθɪkərɪ
bakery
ˈbeɪkərɪ
bibliothecary
ˌbɪblɪˈɒθɪkərɪ
chiccory
ˈtʃɪkərɪ
chicory
ˈtʃɪkərɪ
cookery
ˈkʊkərɪ
fakery
ˈfeɪkərɪ
fikery
ˈfaɪkərɪ
flickery
ˈflɪkərɪ
formicary
ˈfɔːmɪkərɪ
hickory
ˈhɪkərɪ
hypothecary
hɪˈpɒθɪkərɪ
pickery
ˈpɪkərɪ
pothecary
ˈpɒθɪkərɪ
rakery
ˈreɪkərɪ
snickery
ˈsnɪkərɪ
spikery
ˈspaɪkərɪ
Terpsichore
tɜːpˈsɪkərɪ
vicary
ˈvɪkərɪ
Zachary
ˈzækərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRICKERY

trick cyclist
trick or treat
trick out
trick photograph
trick photography
trick question
trick rider
trick riding
tricker
trickeries
trickier
trickiest
trickily
trickiness
trickishly
trickishness
trickle
trickle charger
trickle-down
trickle-down theory

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRICKERY

comstockery
flackery
geekery
gimcrackery
hackery
henpeckery
huckery
jiggery-pokery
knackery
knick-knackery
mockery
monkery
nick-nackery
peacockery
puckery
quackery
rockery
rookery
self-mockery
whiskery

Synonyms and antonyms of trickery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRICKERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «trickery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of trickery

Translation of «trickery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRICKERY

Find out the translation of trickery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trickery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trickery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挂羊头卖狗肉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trucos
570 millions of speakers

English

trickery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रवंचना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخداع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обман
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

malandragem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কপট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

supercherie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penipuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Betrügerei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

策略
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

속임수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trickery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngón gian lận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தந்திரத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लबाडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inganno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oszustwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обман
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înșelăciune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόλπα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kullery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

knep
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lureri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trickery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRICKERY»

The term «trickery» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.353 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRICKERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «trickery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «trickery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trickery

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5 QUOTES WITH «TRICKERY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word trickery.
1
Criss Angel
I like to say magic is the world's second oldest profession, a mystical and often awe-inspiring spectacle that, throughout the ages, has blended superstition, trickery and religion.
2
Pat Barker
My grandmother's first husband was a spiritualist medium. What fascinates me about that is the balance between conviction and sincerity and trickery, which is also something that novelists are very familiar with.
3
Kate Chopin
The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame which penetrated and found response in depths of his own sensuous nature that had never yet been reached.
4
Francoise Sagan
It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the 'fronts' people assume before one another's eyes, and the 'front' a writer puts on the face of reality.
5
Jack White
I think it takes a lot of trickery to keep up with the media and its perception of you. I don't know if I have it in me most of the time to care. The music is made first, and the interviews or photos to keep it alive come later as a necessary evil, I suppose.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRICKERY»

Discover the use of trickery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trickery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception
The manuals reprinted in this work represent the only known complete copy of Mulholland's instructions for CIA officers on the magician's art of deception and secret communications.
H. Keith Melton, Robert Wallace, 2009
2
Trickery Treat
Preparing the Manor for Halloween festivities, the Charmed Ones cast a spell designed to honor wandering spirits only to have their party interrupted by gate-crashing poltergeists and a not-so-friendly ghost intent on haunting their home ...
Diana G. Gallagher, Constance M. Burge, 2008
3
Thought Manipulation: The Use and Abuse of Psychological ...
This thoroughly intriguing volume explains the many ways our thoughts are manipulated through temptation, distraction, misdirection, and more.
Sapir Handelman, 2009
4
Rita's Culinary Trickery: How to Get Dinner on the Table ...
A popular lifestyle columnist presents timely and lighthearted advice to women about how to cook and entertain with style, counseling readers on how to host a dinner without stress, personalize a meal, and grocery shop on a budget.
Rita Konig, 2005
5
The Thinker's Guide to Fallacies: The Art of Mental Trickery ...
An original approach to the identification of fallacies focusing on their relationship to human self deception, mental trickery, and manipulation. Introduces the concept of fallacies and details 44 foul ways to win an argument.
Richard Paul, Linda Elder, 2006
6
Artistic Trickery: The Tradition of Trompe L'Oeil Art
Provides a definition, a history, and common themes and examples of trompe l'oil art, and introduces some trompe l'oeil artists
Michael Capek, 1995
7
Tales of Trickery
A collection of nine folktales involving trickery, including "The Jester Who Fooled a King" from Poland, "Pedro Animala and the Carrao Bird" from Puerto Rico, and "The Tortoise and the Hare" from Ghana.
Steck-Vaughn Company, 1990
8
Abraham's Bind and Other Bible Tales of Trickery, Folly, ...
A retelling of ancient biblical stories highlights the foibles, strengths, struggles, and joys of familiar Bible characters, yielding fresh and relevant spiritual lessons for life in the modern world.
Michael J. Caduto, 2006
9
Advanced Photoshop CS3 Trickery & FX
Advanced Photoshop CS3 Trickery & FX is a completely updated edition of this specialized book for Photoshop users wishing to go beyond the basics.
Stephen Burns, 2007
10
MSBuild Trickery: 99 Ways to Bend the Build Engine to Your Will
This book explores the Microsoft Build Engine used by C#, VB.Net, F# and C++ projects-the 4.0 version shipped with Visual Studio 2010-in depth and in a very practical way, full of examples not covered in the reference material (or in the ...
Brian Kretzler, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRICKERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trickery is used in the context of the following news items.
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Johor Crown Prince: Don't fall victim to political trickery
PETALING JAYA: The Crown Prince of Johor has advised the people not to fall victim to any trickery either side of the political divide. Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
2
5 Animal Con Artists That Use Trickery To Get Sex
Why resort to trickery? It's simple: sometimes it works. It turns out that evolution doesn't actually care how living things go about getting their genes into the next ... «Gizmodo, May 15»
3
Deputy PM Akdoğan lashes out KCK leader over 'trickery' remarks
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Yalçin Akdoğan has criticized a senior figure from a group affiliated with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, ... «Daily Sabah, May 15»
4
Trickery and False Promises in Thailand
In a cynical sleight of hand, Thailand's military junta lifted martial law last week only to replace it with even more draconian powers for the ruling military junta led ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
5
Labor 'peace' — through trickery
That's the contrast Mayor de Blasio makes between his approach to labor unions and Mayor Bloomberg's. But as last week's City Council hearing on city ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
6
Iran's leader accuses world powers of trickery over nuclear deal
(CNN) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Thursday accused the six world powers involved in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program of "deception ... «CNN, Mar 15»
7
The Dress that broke the internet highlights brain trickery struggle of …
What netizens are experiencing is a kind of brain trickery akin to colour blindness. According to scientists interviewed by Wired, it's all about colour balancing ... «International Business Times UK, Feb 15»
8
A Catastrophic Flood Faked With LED Trickery
How do you demonstrate why people should pay attention to flood infrastructure? Show them what a flood would really look like. The Netherlands has the most ... «Gizmodo, Feb 15»
9
Kate Gosselin Credits “Eye-Trickery” For Her Youthful Look
The mom knows she looks younger than she did when she first received mainstream attention nearly a decade ago — and credits “eye-trickery” and timing for ... «In Touch Weekly, Feb 15»
10
Chinese police chief sacked for 'trickery' over giant salamander feast
giant salamander A giant salamander, the largest amphibian in the world. Although the animal eaten in the banquet had been bred in captivity the police chief ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»

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