knavery C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˈneɪvəri/ UK /ˈneɪvəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun dishonest or deceitful behavior The merchant's knavery cost his customers dearly. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · dishonest or deceitful... dishonestytrickerydeceitroguerychicaneryduplicityvillainy ↔ Opposites honestyintegrityuprightness Word family Related forms knaveknavish Etymology AI details From knave (Old English cnafa, 'boy, servant', later 'rogue') + the noun suffix -ery denoting conduct or practice. cnafa Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # knavery **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈneɪvəri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈneɪvəri/ ## Meanings 1. dishonest or deceitful behavior ## Examples - The merchant's knavery cost his customers dearly. ## Synonyms - dishonesty - trickery - deceit - roguery - chicanery - duplicity - villainy ## Antonyms - honesty - integrity - uprightness ## Related Forms - knave - knavish ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cnafa ## Etymology From knave (Old English cnafa, 'boy, servant', later 'rogue') + the noun suffix -ery denoting conduct or practice. ## AI Etymology Knavery comes from knave (Old English cnafa, 'boy, servant', later 'rogue') + the noun suffix -ery denoting conduct or practice. The etymological trail includes Old English cnafa. As a noun, knavery means dishonest or deceitful behavior. The same family is visible in related forms such as knave and knavish. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown