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)