Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jugglery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: jug-glery
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Witchcraft, sorcery; magical trickery, legerdemain.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Trickery or deception in general, or an instance of such.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Omens were expounded, dreams were interpreted, and other tricks of jugglery perhaps resorted to, by which the pretended adepts of the period deceived and fascinated their deluded followers."
"[T]he vessel swarmed with the most hideous apparitions. […] But Huldbrand was indignant at such unsightly jugglery [translating Gaukeleien]."
"What they call the Great War is over […] and yet what do we see around us? Nothing but strife and juggleries and hatred and contempt and discord wherever you look."

Etymology

From Old French juglerie, jouglerie, from jouglere (“juggler”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: juglerie

Usage

Inflected Forms

juggleries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

juggling

Synonyms

prestigiation sleight of hand conjuration conjuring dweomercraft hocus-pocus illusionism jugglery legerdemain magic palmistry prestidigitation

Questions

What does jugglery mean?: Witchcraft, sorcery; magical trickery, legerdemain.
Where does jugglery come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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