Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guileless

/ˈɡaɪl.ləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: guile-less
IPA: /ˈɡaɪl.ləs/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Free from guile; honest but naive.

Example Sentences

"To foreigners we often seem guileless and overchatty, an impression which is dispersed when they find that much of our friendliness is just the ebullition of the moment and does not carry with it any permanence of devotion."

Etymology

Etymology tree English guile Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English guileless From guile + -less.

Inflected Forms

more guileless (comparative) most guileless (superlative)

Derived Forms

guilelessly guilelessness

Synonyms

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Questions

How do you pronounce guileless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡaɪl.ləs/.
What does guileless mean?: Free from guile; honest but naive.
Where does guileless come from?: Etymology tree English guile Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English guileless From guile + -less.

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