guileless

adj
/ˈɡaɪl.ləs/

Etymology

From guile + -less.

  1. derived from *wey-
  2. derived from *wīlą
  3. derived from *wīl — “ruse
  4. derived from guile
  5. derived from gile
  6. inherited from gile
  7. suffixed as guileless — “guile + less

Definitions

  1. Free from guile

    Free from guile; honest but naive.

    • To foreigners we often seem guileless and overchatty, an impression which is dispersed when they find that much of our friendliness is just the ebullition of the moment and does not carry with it any permanence of devotion.

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