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Antonyms for guilelessness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gahyl-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgaɪl lɪs |
Definition of guilelessness
Origin :- 1727, from guile + -less. Related: Guilelessly; guilelessness.
- As in innocence : noun harmlessness, naiveté
- As in naiveté : noun innocence, gullibility
- As in simplicity : noun absence of complication,
- As in sincerity : noun straightforwardness, honesty
- As in naïveté : noun innocence
- As in purity : noun innocence
- As in candor : noun complete honesty
- As in inexpertness : noun inexperience
- He had his own honor to satisfy, as well as her guilelessness.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Quebec » by Amanda Millie Douglas
- Eva's the dearest little piece of guilelessness in the world.
- Extract from : « A Man of Two Countries » by Alice Harriman
- He could not tell, for guilelessness in a woman is as impenetrable as coquetry.
- Extract from : « That Fortune » by Charles Dudley Warner
- In his relation to man, his guilelessness is a remarkable feature.
- Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
- Yet she remained very young; her innocence and guilelessness did not leave her.
- Extract from : « Double Harness » by Anthony Hope
- Oh, thank you, said Dorothy with a guilelessness that was sheer camouflage.
- Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin » by Dorothy Wayne
- He shook his head, and she smiled at the guilelessness of his reply.
- Extract from : « At The Relton Arms » by Evelyn Sharp
- Some of them might be taken as models for innocence, simplicity, guilelessness.
- Extract from : « London's Heart » by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
- The guilelessness which shone from the young wife's clear eyes was unmistakable.
- Extract from : « Money Magic » by Hamlin Garland
- Her expression was one of singular purity and guilelessness.
- Extract from : « Glories of Spain » by Charles W. Wood
Synonyms for guilelessness
- artlessness
- blamelessness
- bona fides
- callowness
- candidness
- candor
- chastity
- childishness
- clarity
- classicality
- clean lines
- clearness
- credulity
- credulousness
- directness
- earnestness
- ease
- easiness
- elementariness
- fairness
- forthrightness
- frankness
- freshness
- genuineness
- glasnost
- good faith
- goodwill
- greenness
- guilelessness
- gullibility
- heart
- homogeneity
- honesty
- honor
- ignorance
- impartiality
- inexperience
- ingenuousness
- innocence
- innocuousness
- innoxiousness
- inoffensiveness
- integrity
- justice
- lack
- lack of adornment
- modesty
- monotony
- naiveté
- naturalness
- nescience
- obviousness
- openness
- outspokenness
- plainness
- primitiveness
- probity
- purity
- rawness
- reliability
- restraint
- seriousness
- severity
- simplicity
- sincereness
- sincerity
- singleness
- sophistication artlessness
- straightforwardness
- trustworthiness
- truth
- truthfulness
- unaffectedness
- unawareness
- unequivocalness
- unfamiliarity
- uniformity
- unity
- unknowingness
- unsophistication
- unworldliness
- uprightness
- veracity
- virtue
- wholeheartedness
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