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Deceptive word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "deceptive" word

[adjective] tending to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"
[adjective] causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure"
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\De*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]ceptif. See {Deceive}.] Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance. Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes. --Trench. {Deceptive cadence} (Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or in some foreign key, postponing the final close.

Synonyms for deceptive

delusory, dishonest, dishonorable, misleading, unreal

Related terms: all off, apparent, apparently sound, awry, empty, errant, evasive, faultful, hallucinatory, heretical, heterodox, illogical, illusional, imaginary, jesuitic, not true, ostensible, phantasmagoric, philosophistic, self-contradictory, untrue, wrong

The fun area, different aproach to word »deceptive«

Let's analyse "deceptive" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EVITPECED. Average typing speed for these characters is 2475 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: deceptive: 5 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 24, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: deceptive: 4 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 4 + 5 = 44, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (3) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
V (1) 22 Fool Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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