Deceitful cleverness

• wiliness

  1. a wily quality or condition

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• slyness

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being being sly.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being sly.

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• guile

  1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.
  2. A trick or stratagem.
  3. To beguile; deceive.

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• foxiness

  1. The characteristic or quality of being foxy

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• cunning

  1. Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
  2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
  3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:

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• craftiness

  1. Skill in deception, slyness

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• artifice

  1. Deception or trickery:
  2. Something contrived or made up to achieve an end, especially by deceiving; a stratagem or ruse:
  3. Cleverness or ingenuity in making or doing something; art or skill:

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• artfulness

  1. The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.

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• art

  1. The conscious use of the imagination in the production of objects intended to be contemplated or appreciated as beautiful, as in the arrangement of forms, sounds, or words.
  2. Such activity in the visual or plastic arts:
  3. Products of this activity; imaginative works considered as a group:

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Natural or acquired facility in a specific activity

• know-how

  1. The knowledge and skill required to do something correctly.

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• technique

  1. The basic method for making or doing something, such as an artistic work or scientific procedure:
  2. Skill or command in a particular activity:

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• skill

  1. Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experience:
  2. A developed talent or ability:
  3. An art, trade, or technique, particularly one requiring use of the hands or body:

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• proficiency

  1. The state or quality of being proficient; competence.

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• mastery

  1. Possession of consummate skill.
  2. The status of master or ruler; control:
  3. Full command of a subject of study:

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• knack

  1. A special talent or skill, especially one difficult to explain or teach:
  2. A tendency or pattern of behavior:
  3. A clever trick.

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• expertness

  1. The state of being expert; skill or proficiency

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• expertise

  1. Skill or knowledge in a particular area.

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• command

  1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
  2. To have control or authority over; rule:
  3. To have at one's disposal:

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• art

  1. The conscious use of the imagination in the production of objects intended to be contemplated or appreciated as beautiful, as in the arrangement of forms, sounds, or words.
  2. Such activity in the visual or plastic arts:
  3. Products of this activity; imaginative works considered as a group:

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• adeptness

  1. The quality of being adept.

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• ability

  1. The quality of being able to do something, especially the physical, mental, financial, or legal power to accomplish something.
  2. A skill, talent, or capacity:
  3. The quality of being suitable for or receptive to a specified treatment:

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Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action

• underhandedness

  1. The characteristic of being underhanded.

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• trickiness

  1. The quality of being tricky.

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• trickery

  1. The practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem.

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• sneakiness

  1. The state or quality of being sneaky.

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• slyness

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being being sly.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being sly.

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• shiftiness

  1. (uncountable) The property of being shifty.
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being shifty.

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• shadiness

  1. a shady state or quality

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• indirection

  1. The quality or state of being indirect.
  2. Lack of straightforwardness; deviousness:
  3. A devious act or statement:

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• dishonesty

  1. Lack of honesty or integrity; improbity.
  2. A dishonest act or statement.

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• deviousness

  1. The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.

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• craftiness

  1. Skill in deception, slyness

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• chicanery

  1. Deception by trickery or sophistry.

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Activity pursued as a livelihood

• employ

  1. To provide work to (someone) for pay:
  2. To engage the attention or activity of; occupy:
  3. To put (something) to use or service:

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• racket

  1. A device consisting of an oval or circular frame with a tight interlaced network of strings and a handle, used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in various games.
  2. A wooden paddle, as one used in table tennis.
  3. A snowshoe.

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• work

  1. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something:
  2. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
  3. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood:

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• vocation

  1. A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified.
  2. An inclination or aptness for a certain kind of work:
  3. A calling of an individual by God, especially for a religious career.

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• trade

  1. The business of buying and selling commodities, products, or services; commerce.
  2. A branch or kind of business:
  3. The people working in or associated with a business or industry:

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• pursuit

  1. The act or an instance of chasing or pursuing:
  2. The act of striving to gain or accomplish something:
  3. An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly.

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• profession

  1. An occupation or career:
  2. An occupation, such as law, medicine, or engineering, that requires considerable training and specialized study.
  3. The body of qualified persons in an occupation or field:

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• occupation

  1. An activity that serves as one's regular source of livelihood; a vocation.
  2. An activity engaged in especially as a means of passing time; an avocation.
  3. The act or process of holding or possessing a place.

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• métier

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• line

  1. A geometric figure formed by a point moving along a fixed direction and the reverse direction.
  2. A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.
  3. A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.

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• job

  1. A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession:
  2. A position of employment:
  3. A task that must be done:

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• employment

  1. The act of employing.
  2. The state of being employed.
  3. The work in which one is engaged; occupation.

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• career

  1. A chosen pursuit; a profession or occupation.
  2. The general course or progression of one's working life or one's professional achievements:
  3. A path or course, as of the sun through the heavens.

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• calling

  1. An inner urge or a strong impulse, especially one believed to be divinely inspired.
  2. An occupation, profession, or career.

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• business

  1. The activity of buying and selling commodities, products, or services:
  2. The amount or volume of this activity:
  3. The variety of this activity in which a person is engaged:

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• art

  1. The conscious use of the imagination in the production of objects intended to be contemplated or appreciated as beautiful, as in the arrangement of forms, sounds, or words.
  2. Such activity in the visual or plastic arts:
  3. Products of this activity; imaginative works considered as a group:

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Skill

• adeptness

  1. The quality of being adept.

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• competence

  1. The ability to do something well or efficiently.
  2. A range of skill or ability:
  3. A specific ability or skill:

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• proficiency

  1. The state or quality of being proficient; competence.

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Guile

• slyness

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being being sly.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being sly.

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• trickery

  1. The practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem.

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• duplicity

  1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
  2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
  3. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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• cunning

  1. Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
  2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
  3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:

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Trade

• work

  1. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something:
  2. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
  3. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood:

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• handicraft

  1. Skill and facility with the hands.
  2. A craft or occupation requiring skilled use of the hands.
  3. An object that is crafted by skilled hands.

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• vocation

  1. A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified.
  2. An inclination or aptness for a certain kind of work:
  3. A calling of an individual by God, especially for a religious career.

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• occupation

  1. An activity that serves as one's regular source of livelihood; a vocation.
  2. An activity engaged in especially as a means of passing time; an avocation.
  3. The act or process of holding or possessing a place.

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Vessel

• aircraft

  1. A machine or device, such as an airplane, helicopter, glider, or dirigible, capable of atmospheric flight.

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• ship

  1. A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation.
  2. A sailing vessel having three or more square-rigged masts.
  3. An aircraft or spacecraft.

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• boat

  1. A relatively small, usually open craft of a size that might be carried aboard a ship.
  2. An inland vessel of any size.
  3. A ship or submarine.

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