dissimulation vs guile

dissimulation

noun
  • The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception. 

  • Hiding one's feelings or intentions. 

guile

noun
  • Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty. 

  • Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception. 

verb
  • To deceive, beguile, bewile. 

How often have the words dissimulation and guile occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )