guilelessness
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈɡaɪl.ləs.nəs/
:
ingenuidad
- " And with his own characteristic guilelessness, Froude described Carlyle's condition at the time of writing the Reminiscences as " so singular" that " he was afterwards unconscious of what he had done; and when ten years later I found the Irving MS. and asked him about it, he did not know to what I was alluding.
Examples
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The child's guilelessness shone through as he innocently shared his favorite toys.
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Even as her words lied, however, her voice contained unselfishness and guilelessness.
Fiction book (1991) -
But she has a guilelessness that doesn't see the bad in people, said her mom, Bernice.
Blog text (30) -
"Noemi smiled at George's guilelessness.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the same way, Catherine's guilelessness and inability to detect other people's ulterior motives can be considered an effective social and (in her case) sexual strategy, for these traits make her appear harmless, especially to social superiors who might otherwise suspect her of attempting to encroach on their domain.
Academic text (2018) -
Her guilelessness made it easy for others to trust her completely.
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His guilelessness was refreshing in a world full of deceit and trickery.
Synonyms
365
1.0
Being truthful and fair in what you say and do
71
3.1
A feeling of being honest and not pretending
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7.6
Being honest and not telling lies
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2.7
Being honest and not telling lies
1
5.1
An honest and open way of speaking or acting
1
9.9
The state of being free from guilt and bad intentions
1
8.2
Open and honest without trying to hide anything
1
6.8
Being simple and honest without trying to seem clever
Being truthful and fair in what you say and do
Very direct and truthful speech that does not soften the facts
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Guilelessness comes from guile meaning 'trick' and the ending -less meaning 'without'. Think of a child with an open face and no tricks; that plain honesty is guilelessness, being sincere and not trying to trick others.