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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-vahys]
- /dɪˈvaɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dih-vahys]
- /dɪˈvaɪs/
Definitions of deviceful word
- adjective deviceful full of devices; inventive; cunning 3
- noun deviceful a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, especially a mechanical or electrical one. 1
- noun deviceful a plan or scheme for effecting a purpose. 1
- noun deviceful a crafty scheme; trick. 1
- noun deviceful a particular word pattern, figure of speech, combination of word sounds, etc., used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader: rhetorical devices. 1
- noun deviceful a mobile device: Students may not bring devices into the secure testing center. Don't leave your devices in a hot car. 1
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Origin of deviceful
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; blend of late Middle English devis division, discourse and devise heraldic device, will; both < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin dīvīsa, feminine of dīvīsus; see division
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Parts of speech for Deviceful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deviceful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
deviceful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deviceful
adj deviceful
- ingenious — characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
- inventive — apt at inventing, devising, or contriving.
- gifted — having great special talent or ability: the debut of a gifted artist.
- visionary — given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes: a visionary enthusiast.
- productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
Antonyms for deviceful
adj deviceful
- uncreative — having the quality or power of creating.
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unimaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
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