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guileless

/ˈɡaɪlləs/adjective

उच्चारण गाइल्लस

निश्छल, सीधा-सादा, निष्कपट

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    formal

    behaving in a very honest way; not knowing how to trick people

    निश्छल, सीधा-सादा, निष्कपट

    • a guileless child
    • The guileless boy told the truth even when it cost him.
    • Her guileless smile made everyone trust her.
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    • The guileless villager believed every promise the salesman made.
    • He had a guileless way of asking very direct questions.

    Synonyms innocent naive artless ingenuous honest

    Opposite guileful cunning crafty deceitful

◇Word family
guile noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

guile·less

With gu- (silent u) and double l.

gu- (silent u) और दो l के साथ।

?Which word?

Keep the innocent words together: guileless, artless (natural and honest), ingenuous (innocent and trusting), naive (lacking experience), unsophisticated.

निश्छलता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: guileless, artless (स्वाभाविक और ईमानदार), ingenuous (भोला और विश्वासी), naive (अनुभवहीन), unsophisticated।

Keep apart ingenuous (innocent) and ingenious (very clever and inventive).

Ingenuous (भोला) और ingenious (बहुत चतुर और आविष्कारशील) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

The noun guile means clever but dishonest behaviour.

Noun guile का अर्थ चतुर पर बेईमान व्यवहार, छल है।