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guileless

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guile·less  (glls)
adj.
Free of guile; artless. See Synonyms at naive.
guileless·ly adv.
guileless·ness n.
guileless [ˈgaɪllɪs]
adj
free from guile; ingenuous
guilelessly  adv
guilelessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.guilelessguileless - free of deceit                      
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square, straight - characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
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.
Translations
guileless [ˈgaɪllɪs] ADJ → inocente, candoroso
guileless [ˈgaɪlləs] adj → candide
guileless
adj → arglos, harmlos, unschuldsvoll
guileless [ˈgaɪllɪs] adj → franco/a, candido/a
guileless [ˈgaɪllɪs] adj → franco/a, candido/a


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I'll just ask this guileless peasant, with his brace of buckets that contain (apparently) water, if he'll be so kind as to direct us.
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Innocent, guileless fear has been the cause of many wars.
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When I thought how you might have misinterpreted it, and believed things" --hope was plainly gaining the ascendancy over misery in Brantain's round, guileless face--"Of course, I know it is nothing to you, but for my own sake I do want you to understand that Mr.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
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