guileless C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɡaɪlləs/ UK /ˈɡaɪlləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj innocent and without deceit; honest and sincere Her guileless smile convinced everyone of her good intentions. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · innocent and without... innocentartlessingenuouscandidnaivesincerehonestfrank ↔ Opposites cunningdeceitfulcraftyslydevious Word family Derived forms guilelesslyguilelessness Related forms guileguileful Etymology AI details From guile (from Old French guile, 'deceit, cunning', of Germanic origin, akin to wile) + the native suffix -less. guile Old French -lēas Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # guileless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡaɪlləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡaɪlləs/ ## Meanings 1. innocent and without deceit; honest and sincere ## Examples - Her guileless smile convinced everyone of her good intentions. ## Synonyms - innocent - artless - ingenuous - candid - naive - sincere - honest - frank ## Antonyms - cunning - deceitful - crafty - sly - devious ## Derived Forms - guilelessly - guilelessness ## Related Forms - guile - guileful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: guile - Root: -lēas ## Etymology From guile (from Old French guile, 'deceit, cunning', of Germanic origin, akin to wile) + the native suffix -less. ## AI Etymology Guileless comes from guile (from Old French guile, 'deceit, cunning', of Germanic origin, akin to wile) + the native suffix -less. The etymological trail includes Old French guile and Old English -lēas. As an adjective, guileless describes what is innocent and without deceit; honest and sincere. The same family is visible in derived forms such as guilelessly and guilelessness and related forms such as guile and guileful. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown