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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Connive \Con*nive"\ (k[o^]n*n[imac]v"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Connived (-n[imac]vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Conniving.] [L.
connivere to shut the eyes, connive, fr. con- + (perh.) a
word akin to nicere to beckon, nictare to wink.]
1. To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The artist is to teach them how to nod judiciously,
and to connive with either eye. --Spectator.
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2. To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or
forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a
proceeding, as if not aware of it; -- usually followed by
at.
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To connive at what it does not approve. --Jer.
Taylor.
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In many of these, the directors were heartily
concurring; in most of them, they were encouraging,
and sometimes commanding; in all they were
conniving. --Burke.
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The government thought it expedient, occasionally,
to connive at the violation of this rule.
--Macaulay.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Connive \Con*nive"\ (k[o^]n*n[imac]v"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Connived (-n[imac]vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Conniving.] [L.
connivere to shut the eyes, connive, fr. con- + (perh.) a
word akin to nicere to beckon, nictare to wink.]
1. To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink. [Obs.]
The artist is to teach them how to nod judiciously,
and to connive with either eye. --Spectator.
2. To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or
forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a
proceeding, as if not aware of it; -- usually followed by
at.
To connive at what it does not approve. --Jer.
Taylor.
In many of these, the directors were heartily
concurring; in most of them, they were encouraging,
and sometimes commanding; in all they were
conniving. --Burke.
The government thought it expedient, occasionally,
to connive at the violation of this rule.
--Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
conniving
adj 1: acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
[syn: collusive]
2: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in
the community" [syn: calculating, calculative, scheming,
shrewd]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
conniving
a.
That connives; conspiratorial. (from 1780s)
vb.
(present participle of en connive nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
conniving
a.
That connives; conspiratorial. (from 1780s)
vb.
(present participle of en connive nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
conniving
a.
That connives; conspiratorial. (from 1780s)
vb.
(present participle of en connive nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
conniving
a.
That connives; conspiratorial. (from 1780s)
vb.
(present participle of en connive nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
conniving
Englanti a.
juonitella
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm c onniv ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
conniving
Engelska a.
(avledning en connive ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb connive)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Conniving /kənˈaɪvɪŋ/ التآمرFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
conniving /kənˈaɪvɪŋ/ potměšilýFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
conniving /kənˈaɪvɪŋ/ boshaft, hinterhältig, tückisch, intrigantFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
conniving /kənˈaɪvɪŋ/ stillschweigend duldend see: connive at/in sth., connived, connives, connivedFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "conniving":
Byzantine, Machiavellian, calculating, coacting, coactive,
coadjutant, coadjuvant, coefficient, collaborative, collective,
collectivist, collectivistic, collusive, combined, commensal,
common, communal, communalist, communalistic, communist,
communistic, communitarian, concerted, concordant, concurrent,
concurring, connivent, conspiring, contriving, cooperant,
cooperating, cooperative, designing, ecumenic, fellow, harmonious,
harmonized, intriguing, joint, mutual, noncompetitive, plotting,
reciprocal, scheming, stratagemical, symbiotic, synergetic,
synergic, synergistic, uncompetitive, up to