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guilelessness
[gahyl-lis-nis]
noun
the quality of being sincere, straightforward, artless, etc..
He was known for a certain guilelessnessāa genuine and spontaneous character rather than a shrewdly calculating one.
lack of awareness of the world and worldly things; innocence or naivetƩ.
In the past my guilelessness has put me at a disadvantage and made me vulnerable to the deception of others.
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of guilelessness1
Example Sentences
He conveys an inherent sweetness, a sense of guilelessness and innocence that serves his portrayal as the protective oldest brother, and provides a contrast to his bulked-up physique.
There is a rather astonishing guilelessness to his manner.
Kuzma left some of his guilelessness in Los Angeles.
Speaking about the actor by phone, Baron remains impressed by Fraserās guilelessness and candor: āHe is, by both Hollywood celebrity standards and regular human standards, a remarkably honest, vulnerable guy in a line of work where being honest and vulnerable gets beaten out of you at an early age.ā
āI tend to just love the bravery and the guilelessness that comes with being young. So much of what I did as a young person, I couldnāt have done if Iād had an awareness of how older people were looking at me or us.ā
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