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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guileless (ˈɡaɪllɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
free from guile; ingenuous
 
guilelessly
 
adv
 
guilelessness
 
n

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having many curves, bends, or turns; winding and indirect; devious.
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Example sentences
It's by turns optimistic and cynical, guileless and greedy.
Coronations and empires have lost their last allure, and mankind is not often
  drawn together in such guileless rejoicing.
No dance-hall hostess ever remained this seemingly guileless.
But they all seemed rather guileless to me, with answers too clumsy to have
  been rehearsed well.
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