guile´less|ness

guile´less|ness
guile|less «GYL lihs», j.
without guile; honest; frank; straightforward; sincere. SYNONYM(S): artless, candid.
guile´less|ly, adverb.
guile´less|ness, noun.

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  • guile´less|ly — guile|less «GYL lihs», j. without guile; honest; frank; straightforward; sincere. SYNONYM(S): artless, candid. –guile´less|ly, adverb. –guile´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • guile|less — «GYL lihs», j. without guile; honest; frank; straightforward; sincere. SYNONYM(S): artless, candid. –guile´less|ly, adverb. –guile´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • art´less|ness — art|less «AHRT lihs», adjective. 1. a) without any trickery, guile, or deceit: »He sets about promoting his plans with an artless good faith which confounds his cynical court (Saturday Review). b) made or done without knowledge of social customs; …   Useful english dictionary

  • less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • guile — be·guile; guile·ful; guile·ful·ly; guile·ful·ness; guile·less; guile; guile·less·ly; guile·less·ness; …   English syllables

  • art´less|ly — art|less «AHRT lihs», adjective. 1. a) without any trickery, guile, or deceit: »He sets about promoting his plans with an artless good faith which confounds his cynical court (Saturday Review). b) made or done without knowledge of social customs; …   Useful english dictionary

  • art|less — «AHRT lihs», adjective. 1. a) without any trickery, guile, or deceit: »He sets about promoting his plans with an artless good faith which confounds his cynical court (Saturday Review). b) made or done without knowledge of social customs; simple:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • guilelessness — guile·less·ness …   English syllables

  • guileless — guile•less [[t]ˈgaɪl lɪs[/t]] adj. free from guile; sincere; straightforward • Etymology: 1720–30 guile′less•ly, adv. guile′less•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

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