guileless
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guile·less
(gīl′lĭs)adj.
Free of guile; artless. See Synonyms at naive.
guile′less·ly adv.
guile′less·ness n.
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guileless
(ˈɡaɪllɪs)adj
free from guile; ingenuous
ˈguilelessly adv
ˈguilelessness n
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guile•less
(ˈgaɪl lɪs)adj.
free from guile; sincere; straightforward.
[1720–30]
guile′less•ly, adv.
guile′less•ness, n.
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guileless
adjective artless, open, genuine, simple, natural, frank, innocent, straightforward, naive, sincere, honest, candid, truthful, upfront (informal), simple-minded, unsophisticated, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), above-board, ingenuous, undesigning She was so guileless that he had no option but to believe her.
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guileless
adjectiveFree from guile, cunning, or deceit:
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Translations
صادِق، شريف
bezelstný
ærligreel
falslaus, einlægur
hilesiz
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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guileless
adj → arglos, harmlos, unschuldsvoll
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guileless
[ˈgaɪllɪs] adj → franco/a, candido/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
guile
(gail) noun the ability to deceive or trick people. She used guile to get him to propose to her.
ˈguileless adjective honest; sincere. a guileless person/smile.
ˈguilelessly adverbˈguilelessness noun
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