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Search phrase: deceit

Plays

 29 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vii.38That time and place with this deceit so lawfulThat time and place with this deceite so lawfull
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.36The folded meaning of your words' deceit.The foulded meaning of your words deceit:
Henry VH5 V.ii.118men are full of deceits?men are full of deceits?
Henry VH5 V.ii.119Oui, dat de tongues of de mans is be full of deceits – Ouy, dat de tongeus of de mans is be full of deceits:
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.14As fitting best to quittance their deceitAs fitting best to quittance their deceite,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.50Is this thy cunning, thou deceitful dame?Is this thy cunning, thou deceitfull Dame?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.57Unsounded yet and full of deep deceit.Vnsounded yet, and full of deepe deceit.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.79Who cannot steal a shape that means deceit?Who cannot steale a shape, that meanes deceit?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.264So he be dead; for that is good deceitSo he be dead; for that is good deceit,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.265Which mates him first that first intends deceit.Which mates him first, that first intends deceit.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.96This breast from harbouring foul deceitful thoughts.This breast from harbouring foule deceitfull thoughts.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.68But from deceit bred by necessity;But from Deceit, bred by Necessitie:
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.141Deceitful Warwick! It was thy deviceDeceitfull Warwicke, it was thy deuice,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.26What Clarence but a quicksand of deceit?What Clarence, but a Quick-sand of Deceit?
Julius CaesarJC IV.ii.26They fall their crests, and like deceitful jadesThey fall their Crests, and like deceitfull Iades
King JohnKJ I.i.215Yet to avoid deceit I mean to learn;Yet to auoid deceit I meane to learne;
King JohnKJ V.iv.27Since I must lose the use of all deceit?Since I must loose the vse of all deceite?
MacbethMac IV.iii.58Luxurious, avaricious, false, deceitful,Luxurious, Auaricious, False, Deceitfull,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.258benefit defends the deceit from reproof. What think youbenefit defends the deceit from reproofe. What thinke you
Measure for MeasureMM IV.i.74Doth flourish the deceit. Come, let us go;Doth flourish the deceit. Come, let vs goe,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.218And this deceit loses the name of craft,And this deceit looses the name of craft,
PericlesPer I.iv.75Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.Who makes the fairest showe, meanes most deceipt.
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.27Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapeAh! that Deceit should steale such gentle shape,
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.30Yet from my dugs he drew not this deceit.Yet from my dugges, he drew not this deceit.
Richard IIIR3 III.i.8Hath not yet dived into the world's deceit;Hath not yet diu'd into the Worlds deceit:
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.84So fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwellSo fairely bound? O that deceit should dwell
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iv.80deceiving father of a deceitful son.deceiuing Father of a deceitfull sonne.
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.187If that be called deceit, I will be honest,If that be cal'd deceit, I will be honest,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.72All these are servants to deceitful men.All these are seruants to deceitfull men.

Poems

 4 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.172 Saw how deceits were gilded in his smiling, Saw how deceits were guilded in his smiling,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.585 Thou look'st not like deceit; do not deceive me. Thou look'st not like deceipt, do not deceiue me.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1423 Conceit deceitful, so compact, so kind, Conceipt deceitfull, so compact so kinde,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1507 To hide deceit and give the harmless show To hide deceipt, and giue the harmlesse show

Glossary

 34 result(s).
beguilingdeception, deceit, trickery
braid[unclear meaning] twisted, deceitful
cauteldeceit, trickery, cunning
cautelouscrafty, deceitful, wily
covertsecretive, sly, deceitful
coyingdeviousness, deceit, craftiness, artfulness
craftcunning, deceit, guile
cunningdeviousness, deceit, craftiness, artfulness
daubery, daubrytrickery, pretence, deceitful show
deceitdeception, stratagem, trick
deceitfulsham, false, bogus
deceivabledeceitful, insincere
dissemblingdeceitful, hypocritical, false
dissemblingpretence, deceit, dissimulation
doubledeceptively, deceitfully, in a two-faced way
errordeceit, falsehood, deception
falselytreacherously, deceitfully, dishonestly
fopperyfoolish prank, hoax, deceit
forgerydeceit, deception, lying
fraudfaithlessness, deceitfulness, insincerity
fraudfulfraudulent, treacherous, deceitful
guilecunning, deceit, treachery
guilefulfull of guile, deceitful, devious
hollowlyinsincerely, hypocritically, deceitfully
illusiondeception, delusion, deceit
indirectdeceitful, not straightforward, dishonest
plainhonest, open, free from deceit
shiftingcheating, deceitful, evasive
shufflingtrickery, deceit, evasiveness
sleightcunning, trickery, crafty deceit
smooth-facedplausible, bland, glib, deceitful
snakytwisting, winding, sinuous; also: deceitful
subtlydeceitfully, treacherously, deceptively
treasontreachery, betrayal, deceitfulness

Thesaurus

 35 result(s).
crafty deceitsleight
deceitbeguiling
deceitcautel
deceitcoying
deceitcraft
deceitcunning
deceitdissembling
deceiterror
deceitfoppery
deceitforgery
deceitguile
deceitillusion
deceitshuffling
deceit, craftysleight
deceit, free fromplain
deceitfulbraid
deceitfulcautelous
deceitfulcovert
deceitfuldeceivable
deceitfuldissembling
deceitfulfraudful
deceitfulguileful
deceitfulindirect
deceitfulshifting
deceitfulsmooth-faced
deceitfulsnaky
deceitful showdaubery, daubry
deceitfullydouble
deceitfullyfalsely
deceitfullyhollowly
deceitfullysubtly
deceitfulnessfraud
deceitfulnesstreason
free from deceitplain
show, deceitfuldaubery, daubry

Themes and Topics

 1 result(s).
French...ood god the tongues of men are full of deceits h5 v ii 131    sauf votre hon...
...se ' incorrect' (as well as ' deceitful' )  french] >   the mos...
... (n f ) h5 v ii 116 tromperie deceit trop (adv ) h5 iii iv 24 ...

Words Families

 9 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DECEITBASICdeceit n, deceitful adj, deceivable adj, deceive v, deceived adj, deceiving adj, deceptious adj
DECEITPEOPLEdeceiver n
DECEPTIOUSBASICsee DECEIT

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