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guilelessness Definition


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guile
noun
    1. The ability to deceive or trick.
      Thesaurus: deceit, cunning, craft, treachery, slyness, duplicity, cleverness, artifice, ruse, trickery; Antonym: innocence, candor.
Derivative: guileful
adj
    Derivative: guilefully
    adverb
      Derivative: guilefulness
      noun
        Derivative: guileless
        adj
          Without deception or trickery
            Thesaurus: open, candid, simple, sincere, truthful, honest, frank, direct, innocent, naive, trusting, straightforward, transparent; Antonym: artful, guileful.
        Derivative: guilelessly
        adverb
          Derivative: guilelessness
          noun
            Etymology: 13c as gile: French, meaning ‘deceit'.



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