Antonyms for wiliness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : wahy-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwaɪ li

Definition of wiliness

Origin : c.1300, from wile + -ly (1). Related: Wiliness.

As in art : noun cunning
As in artifice : noun cunning; deception
As in artfulness : noun cunning
As in craftiness : noun artfulness
As in foxiness : noun artfulness
As in indirection : noun dishonesty
As in shadiness : noun indirection
As in shiftiness : noun indirection
As in slyness : noun indirection
As in slyness : noun artfulness
As in sneakiness : noun indirection
As in trickiness : noun indirection
As in underhandedness : noun indirection
As in craft : noun deceit, scheme
As in dishonesty : noun lying; unwillingness to tell the truth
As in guile : noun slyness, cleverness

Example sentences :

Garnache went about sounding the man with a wiliness peculiarly his own.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

Bobby smiled up at him in smug satisfaction over his own wiliness.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

I will watch with the wiliness of a snake, that I may sting with its venom.
Extract from : « Frankenstein » by Mary W. Shelley

"What the brethren wanted in strength they had in wiliness," he says.
Extract from : « The Beginners of a Nation » by Edward Eggleston.

It depends a lot upon the wiliness of the fox he's in pursuit of.
Extract from : « The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel » by Mary E. Hanshew

Love had already given strength and wiliness to the countess.
Extract from : « Maitre Cornelius » by Honore de Balzac

I asked with a still further meekness that was the depths of wiliness.
Extract from : « The Tinder-Box » by Maria Thompson Daviess

Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me?
Extract from : « The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version » by Various

Perhaps it was the reputation for wiliness Forrest had earned which put the Yankee commander on his guard.
Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton

William was strong and wily, and it was this combination of strength and wiliness which enabled him to bear down all opposition.
Extract from : « A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) » by Samuel R. Gardiner.

Synonyms for wiliness

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