guileless

English

Etymology

From guile +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪl.ləs/, [ˈɡaɪɫ.ləs]

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

guileless (comparative more guileless, superlative most guileless)

1. Free from guile; honest but naive.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:naive

Translations

honest but naive

Bulgarian: наивен (bg) (naiven), простодушен (bg) (prostodušen) Catalan: candorós (ca) Dutch: argeloos (nl) Esperanto: simplanima French: candide (fr) German: arglos (de) Greek: Ancient: ἄδολος (ádolos), εὐήθης (euḗthēs) Icelandic: falslaus; einlægur (is); heiðvirður Irish: soineanta Italian: ingenuo (it) Marathi: निष्कपट (niṣkapaṭ) Occitan: candid (oc), candide (oc)