"double-dealing" meaning in English

See double-dealing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌdʌbəlˈdiːlɪŋ/
Etymology: From the practice of dealing oneself multiple cards in order to gain an advantage in a game. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} double-dealing (not comparable)
  1. (of a person) Cheating, dishonest; treacherous. Tags: not-comparable Translations (cheating, dishonest): двуличен (dvuličen) (Bulgarian), petollinen (Finnish), kaksinaamainen (Finnish), двули́чный (dvulíčnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-double-dealing-en-adj-jEDGVQ6V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: doubledealing

Noun

IPA: /ˌdʌbəlˈdiːlɪŋ/ Forms: double-dealings [plural]
Etymology: From the practice of dealing oneself multiple cards in order to gain an advantage in a game. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} double-dealing (countable and uncountable, plural double-dealings)
  1. deceit or treachery Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (deceit or treachery): двуличие (dvuličie) (Bulgarian), измама (izmama) (Bulgarian), dobbeltspil [neuter] (Danish), falskhed [common-gender] (Danish), óreinheit (Faroese), petos (Finnish), huijaus (Finnish), kaksinaamaisuus (Finnish), kierous (Finnish), tvöfeldni [feminine] (Icelandic), doppiezza [feminine] (Italian), dobbeltspill (Norwegian Bokmål), falskhet (Norwegian Bokmål), dobbeltspel (Norwegian Nynorsk), hyklarskap (Norwegian Nynorsk), двули́чность (dvulíčnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), двуру́шничество (dvurúšničestvo) [neuter] (Russian), двули́чие (dvulíčije) [neuter] (Russian), dubbelspel [neuter] (Swedish), falskhet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-double-dealing-en-noun-v8IbpECt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: doubledealing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for double-dealing meaning in English (4.3kB)

{
  "etymology_text": "From the practice of dealing oneself multiple cards in order to gain an advantage in a game.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "double-dealing (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You low-down, no-good, double-dealing sidewinder!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Cheating, dishonest; treacherous."
      ],
      "id": "en-double-dealing-en-adj-jEDGVQ6V",
      "links": [
        [
          "Cheating",
          "cheat"
        ],
        [
          "dishonest",
          "dishonest"
        ],
        [
          "treacherous",
          "treacherous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a person) Cheating, dishonest; treacherous."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dvuličen",
          "sense": "cheating, dishonest",
          "word": "двуличен"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "cheating, dishonest",
          "word": "petollinen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "cheating, dishonest",
          "word": "kaksinaamainen"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dvulíčnyj",
          "sense": "cheating, dishonest",
          "word": "двули́чный"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdʌbəlˈdiːlɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "doubledealing"
    }
  ],
  "word": "double-dealing"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From the practice of dealing oneself multiple cards in order to gain an advantage in a game.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "double-dealings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "double-dealing (countable and uncountable, plural double-dealings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deceit or treachery"
      ],
      "id": "en-double-dealing-en-noun-v8IbpECt",
      "links": [
        [
          "deceit",
          "deceit"
        ],
        [
          "treachery",
          "treachery"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dvuličie",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "word": "двуличие"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izmama",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "word": "измама"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "dobbeltspil"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "falskhed"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "word": "óreinheit"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "word": "petos"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "word": "huijaus"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "word": "kaksinaamaisuus"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "word": "kierous"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tvöfeldni"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "doppiezza"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "word": "dobbeltspill"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "word": "falskhet"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "word": "dobbeltspel"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "word": "hyklarskap"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dvulíčnostʹ",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "двули́чность"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dvurúšničestvo",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "двуру́шничество"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dvulíčije",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "двули́чие"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "dubbelspel"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "deceit or treachery",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "falskhet"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdʌbəlˈdiːlɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "doubledealing"
    }
  ],
  "word": "double-dealing"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 4-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English uncountable nouns"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the practice of dealing oneself multiple cards in order to gain an advantage in a game.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "double-dealing (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You low-down, no-good, double-dealing sidewinder!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Cheating, dishonest; treacherous."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Cheating",
          "cheat"
        ],
        [
          "dishonest",
          "dishonest"
        ],
        [
          "treacherous",
          "treacherous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a person) Cheating, dishonest; treacherous."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdʌbəlˈdiːlɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "doubledealing"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dvuličen",
      "sense": "cheating, dishonest",
      "word": "двуличен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cheating, dishonest",
      "word": "petollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cheating, dishonest",
      "word": "kaksinaamainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dvulíčnyj",
      "sense": "cheating, dishonest",
      "word": "двули́чный"
    }
  ],
  "word": "double-dealing"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 4-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English uncountable nouns"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the practice of dealing oneself multiple cards in order to gain an advantage in a game.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "double-dealings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "double-dealing (countable and uncountable, plural double-dealings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deceit or treachery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deceit",
          "deceit"
        ],
        [
          "treachery",
          "treachery"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdʌbəlˈdiːlɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "doubledealing"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dvuličie",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "word": "двуличие"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izmama",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "word": "измама"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dobbeltspil"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "falskhed"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "word": "óreinheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "word": "petos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "word": "huijaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "word": "kaksinaamaisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "word": "kierous"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tvöfeldni"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "doppiezza"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "word": "dobbeltspill"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "word": "falskhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "word": "dobbeltspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "word": "hyklarskap"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dvulíčnostʹ",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "двули́чность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dvurúšničestvo",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "двуру́шничество"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dvulíčije",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "двули́чие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dubbelspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "deceit or treachery",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "falskhet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "double-dealing"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.