deceit
(noun)
noun
1. the quality of being fraudulent
Similar word(s): fraudulence
Definition categories: attribute, dishonesty
2. a misleading falsehood
Similar word(s): deception, misrepresentation
Definition categories: communication, falsehood, falsity, untruth
3. the act of deceiving
Similar word(s): deception, dissembling, dissimulation
Definition categories: act, falsification, misrepresentation
Sentences with deceit as a noun:
- The whole conversation was merely a deceit.