Insidious word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "insidious" word

[adjective] working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
[adjective] intended to entrap
[adjective] beguiling but harmful; "insidious pleasures"

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\In*sid"i*ous\, a. [L. insidiosus, fr. insidiae an ambush, fr. insidere to sit in; pref. in- + sedere to sit: cf. F. insidieux. See {Sit}.] 1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe. ``The insidious witch.'' --Cowper. 2. Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit; as, insidious arts. The insidious whisper of the bad angel. --Hawthorne. {Insidious disease} (Med.), a disease existing, without marked symptoms, but ready to become active upon some slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as it really is. Syn: Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful; circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive. -- {In*sid"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In*sid"i*ous*ness}, n.

Synonyms for insidious

dangerous, harmful, pernicious, seductive, subtle, unsafe

Related terms: Byzantine, chiseling, collusive, covinous, cunning, dangerous, deep, devious, diplomatic, fishy, ill-gotten, Machiavellian, pawky, perfidious, shady, sly, subtle, tactical, underhanded, unethical, unsavory, wary

The fun area, different aproach to word »insidious«

Let's analyse "insidious" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Five vowels. 55.6% of vowels is 17% more then average English word. Written in backwards: SUOIDISNI. Average typing speed for these characters is 2520 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: insidious: 9 + 9 + 9 + 6 + 3 = 36, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: insidious: 9 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 4 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 1 = 47, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
I (3)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (2)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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