trickiness

• Nom désignant la qualité de ce qui est délicat ou difficile à résoudre, exigeant de la prudence, ainsi que la qualité de ce qui est trompeur ou rusé.

A noun referring to the quality of being difficult to deal with or requiring careful handling, or the quality of being deceitful or sly.

indénombrable

1. Deceitful or dishonest natureC1formal

   The quality of being sly, cunning, or untrustworthy in behavior.

   Caractère fourbe ou trompeur

   • The trickiness of the salesman made customers wary of his promises.
   • His trickiness was evident in the way he avoided direct questions.
   • The politician's trickiness earned him a reputation for being unreliable.

   Synonymesartfulnesscraftinesscunningdeceitfulnessdishonestyduplicityguileslynesssneakinesswiliness

   Antonymescandorfranknesshonestyintegrityopennesssinceritystraightnesstruthfulness

2. Difficulty requiring skill or cautionB2formal

   The quality of being complicated or requiring careful handling due to potential problems.

   Caractère délicat

   • The trickiness of the negotiation demanded a skilled mediator.
   • She was aware of the trickiness involved in solving the puzzle.
   • The trickiness of the terrain made the hike challenging.

   Synonymesawkwardnesscomplexitydelicacydifficultyintricacythorniness

   Antonymeseasinesssimplicitystraightforwardness