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PRONUNCIATION OF WILINESS

wiliness  [ˈwaɪlɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wiliness 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 WILINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wiliness in the English dictionary

The definition of wiliness in the dictionary is slyness or craftiness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILINESS


chilliness
ˈtʃɪlɪnɪs
comeliness
ˈkʌmlɪnɪs
deadliness
ˈdedlɪnɪs
friendliness
ˈfrɛndlɪnɪs
godliness
ˈɡɒdlɪnɪs
hilliness
ˈhɪlɪnɪs
holiness
ˈhəʊlɪnɪs
liveliness
ˈlaɪvlɪnɪs
loveliness
ˈlʌvlɪnɪs
manliness
ˈmænlɪnɪs
oiliness
ˈɔɪlɪnɪs
scaliness
ˈskeɪlɪnɪs
silliness
ˈsɪlɪnɪs
soiliness
ˈsɔɪlɪnɪs
timeliness
ˈtaɪmlɪnɪs
ugliness
ˈʌɡlɪnɪs
ungodliness
ʌnˈɡɒdlɪnɪs
user-friendliness
ˌjuːzəˈfrendlɪnɪs
womanliness
ˈwʊmənlɪnɪs
worldliness
ˈwɜːldlɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILINESS

wilga
Wilhelm I
Wilhelm II
Wilhelmina I
Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmstrasse
wili
wilier
wiliest
wilily
wilja
Wilkes
Wilkes Land
Wilkins
Wilkinson
will
will do
will-o-the-wispish
will-o-the-wispy
will-o´-the-wisp

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
core business
craziness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
happiness
laziness
loneliness
readiness
rough-and-readiness
show business
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of wiliness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wiliness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILINESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

狡猾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wiliness
570 millions of speakers

English

wiliness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wiliness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хитрость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wiliness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ruse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelewatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schläue
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

狡猾さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wiliness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wiliness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

wiliness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wiliness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुरुप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hinlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

astuzia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podstępność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хитрість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întreaga disponibilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανουργία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wiliness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wiliness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wiliness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wiliness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILINESS»

The term «wiliness» is normally little used and occupies the 125.226 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wiliness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wiliness» 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 wiliness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILINESS»

Discover the use of wiliness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wiliness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hindi Kriya Kosh
Correlating perfective non-perfective verbal expressions 1. (^T,^R_ - ) to have started $3 ^HT1 aith twisting or wringing calna / perf. (s.o.'sfoot, ear...) 2. (TO_ ~) to have started $3 ;3cHT2 aith extorting (money...) by calna / perf. wiliness or fraud ...
Helmut Nesiptaal, 2008
2
Italian Folktales in America: The Verbal Art of an Immigrant ...
Indeed, the problem of poverty is, as it commonly turns out, most fully faced by the youngest ones of the family, and it is they who must exhibit the greatest degree of wiliness in order to transform their situation. And that is what these stories are ...
Elizabeth Mathias, Richard Raspa, 1988
3
Derrida and Joyce: Texts and Contexts
... endless forward flight of the subject—seemingly in order to enlist Odysseus as avatar “ ew.” Note that the important quality related to Odysseus in “The Waking Woman” is his wiliness, his success in escaping from traps. In the Odyssey traps  ...
Andrew J. Mitchell, Sam Slote, 2013
4
The Semantic Representation of Natural Language
... time) = slist[over_and_done] ( arise(hero, timeat(hour(time))), visit(hero, site, UNSPEC), buy(hero, item) ), -- wiliness -- -- At this point we might define a function combining the -- two previous ones; say: -- wiliness :: (entity, entity, entity, entity, ...
Michael Levison, Craig Thomas, Matthew Donald, 2013
5
Reproducing Race: An Ethnography of Pregnancy as a Site of ...
taken to suggest that those patients who are identified by staff as white would escape expectations of wiliness; the theory would be that when a staff member is confronted with a patient whose overt racialization directly contradicts the tacit ...
Khiara Bridges, 2011
6
The Talking Beasts
Bring it here; that I play it." Mr. Leopard gives him it. Deer takes the drum, says: " Not sickness;Wiliness holdsthee Not sickness; Wiliness holds thee! Notsickness; Wiliness holds thee!" Mr. Leopard stood upfrom ground, said: "Thou, Deer, ...
Various
7
Recent Philosophy, 2 Volumes: Hegel to the Present
We can gain some notion of the nature of “the new man,” and at the same time suggest something of how Nietzsche reconceives otherwise tired ethical conceptions, by pausing to consider rapidly how he shows wiliness-solitude— love to form ...
Etienne Gilson, Thomas Langan, Armand A. Maurer, 2005
8
Commentary on Ephesians (Commentary on the New Testament ...
“The wiliness of human beings” sets the false teachers over against deity in the Spirit, the Lord, and God the Father (4:4–6), and the false teachers' wiliness over against “the word of truth” (1:13) and “truth . . . in Jesus” (4:21). For emphasis on ...
Robert H. Gundry, 2011
9
The Sermons of Edwin Sandys, D.D., Successively Bishop of ...
'There is no wiliness, no force, no power, no counsel against our God. If Christ say, “It is I,” all 1011“ “iiihis e'nemiesdo stagger and fall flat to the ground. ' The ' little cubs perhaps are animated by reason of their wiliness, and because they ...
Edwin Sandys, John Ayre, 2007
10
So Many Ways to Eat - A new way to explore the animal kingdom
wiliness. of. the. leopard. seal. Even though it is a very fast swimmer, the Adelie penguin is defenceless against the redoubtable leopard seal. Hiding under a block of ice, this large seal with spotted fur waits until a poor penguin decides to dive, ...
QA International Collectif

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wiliness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Humans episode 8 review
The advert-grade suburbanite Hawkins family found reserves of wiliness and bullshit that enabled them to put one over on the police, provide necessary support ... «Den Of Geek, Aug 15»
2
Madisonville Town Talk: Jewel of Madisonville Gala and Auction …
"Their wiliness to give of their time and effort to make this vision a reality inspires me. Since 1964 when St Anselm began as a parish, this community has been ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
3
Opera review: Sweeney Todd, Victorian Opera
Antoinette Halloran relished in the cunning that facilitates Sweeney's actions, rolling out Mrs Lovett's wiliness with helpings of delightful, bold and lusty charm. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
4
D.C. United versus FC Dallas staff and reader predictions
Dallas's Akindele is a veritable Espindola, with his intimidating wiliness in the final third. Unfortunately, our own Espindola is locked in the MLS spanking room ... «Black And Red United, Jul 15»
5
Trainwreck Has Laughs, but at What Cost?
And though the picture is occasionally very funny — because when she lets loose, Schumer does have a fantastic, loosey-goosey wiliness — it also feels ... «Miami New Times, Jul 15»
6
Grexit, US CPI, ECB, BoJ eyed - Nomura
They have previously indicated their wiliness to take creative steps, and have mentioned that should a particular country become stressed and financial ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
7
MarketsVenezuela's currency collapse picks up speed
Although so far the Venezuelan government has shown a strong wiliness to pay its debt, we cannot discard the possibility of this being a turning point in its view. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
Review: In 'The Billion Dollar Spy,' David E. Hoffman Recalls a Cold …
In a Moscow crawling with surveillance, the task required not just courage on his part but wiliness on theirs. Mr. Hoffman's book particularly shines in cinematic ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
NPP polls: My loss is a 'dent' on democracy – Stephen Amoah
“I have the wiliness and readiness to provide my services to the community and if other people are saying no; if democracy is being dented, what can I do”. «Starr 103.5 FM, Jun 15»
10
Leonard Roberts Joins FX's 'American Crime Story: The People …
... of prosecution confidence, defense wiliness and the LAPD's history with the city's African-American community gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt. «Deadline, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Wiliness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/wiliness>. May 2024 ».
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