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guile·less
/
ˈgaɪl
lɪs
/
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[
gahyl
-lis
]
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adjective
free from
guile
; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank.
Origin:
1720–30;
guile
+
-less
Related forms
guile·less·ly,
adverb
guile·less·ness,
noun
Synonyms
artless, ingenuous, naive, unsophisticated.
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guileless
(ˈɡaɪllɪs)
—
adj
free from guile; ingenuous
guilelessly
—
adv
guilelessness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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It's by turns optimistic and cynical,
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and greedy.
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