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guilelessness

guile·less
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gahyl-lis]
    • /ˈgaɪl lɪs/
    • /ˈgaɪllɪsnəs /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gahyl-lis]
    • /ˈgaɪl lɪs/

Definitions of guilelessness word

  • adjective guilelessness free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank. 1
  • noun guilelessness The characteristic of being guileless; honesty. 1
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Origin of guilelessness

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; guile + -less

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Parts of speech for Guilelessness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Guilelessness

guilelessness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for guilelessness

noun guilelessness

  • simplicity — the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
  • honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
  • truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
  • probity — integrity and uprightness; honesty.
  • sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
All 87 Synonyms of guilelessness

Antonyms for guilelessness

noun guilelessness

  • dishonesty — lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.
  • unfairness — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
  • falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
  • guile — insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
  • deceit — Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
All 27 Antonyms of guilelessness

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