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guile⋅less

[gahyl-lis]
–adjective
free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank.

Origin:
1720–30; guile + -less


guile⋅less⋅ly, adverb
guile⋅less⋅ness, noun


artless, ingenuous, naive, unsophisticated.
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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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