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con artistry

con artistry noun: synonym of conmanship.

Noun

con artistry (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of conmanship.
    • Hustling and con artistry differ in a few key respects.2015, Terry Williams, Trevor B. Milton, The Con Men: Hustling in New York City, page 8
    • Dismal Jemmy's con artistry estranges the cautionary temperance tale in two crucial ways. With respect to the narrative's performative dimension, con artistry disables its reformist effects.2018, Amanda Claybaugh, The Novel of Purpose, page 63
    Synonyms:
    conmanship

Examples of con artistry in a sentence

  • As we will see, the law often seeks to differentiate con artistry from other varieties of intimate deception.2019, Jill Elaine Hasday, Intimate Lies and the Law, page 37:
  • This is a subtype of sociopaths that incorporate con artistry.2022, Dr. Daniel Brubaker, Psychosocial Political Dysfunction of the Republican Party:

Synonyms of con artistry

Origin of con artistry

From con artist + -ry.

Questions about con artistry

What does con artistry mean?
Con artistry means synonym of conmanship.
How do you use con artistry in a sentence?
As we will see, the law often seeks to differentiate con artistry from other varieties of intimate deception.
What part of speech is con artistry?
Con artistry is a noun.

Words near con artistry in the dictionary

  1. comœdies
  2. comœdy
  3. con
  4. con amore
  5. con artist
  6. con artistry
  7. con artists
  8. con brio
  9. con crud
  10. Con Ed
  11. con flu

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