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Vinony

guileless

adjective

  1. devoid of guile
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Pronunciation: /ˈɡaɪl.ləs/ / [ˈɡaɪɫ.ləs]

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English guile Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English guileless From guile + -less.

  1. 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.”