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Meanings of guileless in English

Free of deceit.

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Honest.

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Usage of guileless in English
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So Chrystie, guileless and subjugated, assisted in the development of the Idea.
Treasure and Trouble Therewith: A Tale of California
2
Yet guileless bravery and full-throttle enthusiasm see the linguists through these scrapes.
Reuters
3
I muttered in extreme confusion, unable to face his clear, guileless eyes.
The Chorus Girl and Other Stories
4
May she ever remain the guileless, sweet creature that she now is.
Marguerite Verne; Or, Scenes from Canadian Life
5
He is the most guileless of men, and he's the most unguarded.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 2
6
As guileless as an infant saint, too-andsensitive and human and understanding.
Beyond The Rocks: A Love Story
7
Goalless, guileless, gormless, this was a game of sustained and tedious ineptitude.
The Irish Times
8
Her tone made him pause, but she gave him a guileless smile.
The hunchback assignments
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But he was guileless enough to believe that women are not so.
The Sowers
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Her guileless heart shrunk from concealment, as if it were something evil.
The Good Time Coming
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Besides, the pretty young graduate evidently was a very guileless, convent-raised girl.
Fifteen Years with the Outcast
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She was so young, so guileless, her character moulded itself on his.
The Days of Bruce: A Story from Scottish History. Vol. 1
13
Hippy gave her a quick, keen glance, but her face was guileless.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers
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For a moment Sean studied that guileless expression on his handsome face.
The next to die
15
Daisy met the doctor's blue eye full, and answered with guileless submission.
Melbourne House, Volume 2
16
How beautiful upon her cheek the deepening bloom of a guileless heart!
Winning His Way
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common