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guilelessness
[ gahyl-lis-nis ]
noun
- the quality of being sincere, straightforward, artless, etc.:
He was known for a certain guilelessness—a genuine and spontaneous character rather than a shrewdly calculating one.
- lack of awareness of the world and worldly things; innocence or naiveté:
In the past my guilelessness has put me at a disadvantage and made me vulnerable to the deception of others.
˜yÐÄvlog 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 Fraser’s guilelessness and candor: “He 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.â€
“I 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 couldn’t have done if I’d had an awareness of how older people were looking at me or us.â€
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