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- [kuhz-uh-nij]
- /ˈkʌz ə nɪdʒ/
- /ˈkʌz.nɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhz-uh-nij]
- /ˈkʌz ə nɪdʒ/
Definitions of cozenage word
- noun cozenage the practice of cozening. 1
- noun cozenage the condition of being cozened. 1
- noun cozenage The fact or practice of cozening; cheating, deception. 1
- noun cozenage An instance of cozening; a scam. 0
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Origin of cozenage
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; cozen + -age
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Parts of speech for Cozenage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cozenage popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
cozenage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cozenage
noun cozenage
- falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- fraud — deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- trickery — the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
- duplicity — deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness.
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
Antonyms for cozenage
noun cozenage
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
- faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- loyalty — the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
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