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trickiness

trickiness

6.7
Being clever in a dishonest or deceptive way that is hard to guess
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɪkiness/
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  • The trickiness of the puzzle made it frustrating for the children to solve.

Now, there's a little bit of trickiness because the commutator XP is IH bar and PX is minus IH bar.

Examples

  • His trickiness during negotiations was clear when he tried to change the terms at the last minute.

  • Now, there's a little bit of trickiness because the commutator XP is IH bar and PX is minus IH bar.

  • The trickiness of the situation required careful planning to avoid complications.

Synonyms

cunning
vstrickiness
28 4.5

The ability to get what you want by tricking people

is more about being hard to handle or unpredictable rather than only ability
trickery
vstrickiness
27 4.9

To use dishonest ways to cheat people

is the general quality that also includes being hard to handle and unpredictable
deception
vstrickiness
6 4.3

A trick that makes something look like real magic

is the broader quality including being difficult to handle and hard to anticipate
craftiness
vstrickiness
1 5.8

A clever use of tricks to get what you want from others

focuses on being hard to handle and hard to anticipate rather than only getting goals
sneakiness
vstrickiness
1 6.0

Doing things quietly to trick people without them noticing

focuses more on causing difficulty and unpredictability not only secret stealth
wiliness
vstrickiness
1 8.2

Skill at tricking people to get what you want

stresses being hard to handle and unpredictable rather than only planned deceit
slyness
vstrickiness
1 6.2

A quality of being clever and secretly using tricks to get what you want

is broader including being hard to handle and hard to anticipate besides secret deceit
rascality
vstrickiness
  • Archaic
1 8.1

Playful or dishonest behavior that tricks people

is more playful and less focused on calculated deceit or making things hard
cunningness
vstrickiness
6.8

Being clever at getting what you want by tricking others

adds that it can make someone hard to handle or unpredictable in dealings
foxiness
vstrickiness
7.9

Being clever and able to trick people

leans toward clever difficulty and unpredictability rather than only sly deceit
jugglery
vstrickiness
  • Archaic
9.9

Tricky or dishonest actions used to confuse people and gain advantage

is broader covering a general deceitful cleverness not only deliberate manipulation
jiggery-pokery
vstrickiness
  • Archaic
9.9

Dishonest actions that try to trick people

is the overall quality including being hard to handle and hard to anticipate
dupery
vstrickiness
9.9

Tricks that fool people to gain an advantage

is a wider quality including being hard to handle and clever dishonesty
shiftiness
vstrickiness
8.1

A person's secretive way of acting that makes others not trust them

is less about suspicious appearance and more about deceitful cleverness and unpredictability

Antonyms

146 3.7

Being clear so people can see or understand how something works

63 1.7

Being easy to understand and not complicated

How Difficult

trickiness
6.7
complexity
166 5.0
difficulty
651 2.4
ease
304 1.0

Surface Forms

trickiness singular
trickinesses plural

Morphology

trickiness = tricky (transparent) = trick + y + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'tricky' with '-ness', preserving the meaning 'the quality of being tricky'.

Etymology

Trickiness comes from the word trick, which long meant a 'clever or deceitful action', like a magician's trick that fools people. So, trickiness often means being dishonest, hard to predict, or clever in a way that can deceive others.