Deceitfulness \De*ceit"ful*ness\, n. 1. The disposition to deceive; as, a man's deceitfulness may be habitual. 2. The quality of being deceitful; as, the deceitfulness of a man's practices. 3. Tendency to mislead or deceive. ``The deceitfulness of riches.'' --Matt. xiii. 22.
deceitfulness n : the quality of being crafty [syn: {craftiness}, {guile}]