Guile
[gahyl] /gaɪl/
noun
1.
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
/ɡaɪl/
noun
1.
clever or crafty character or behaviour
n.
mid-12c., from Old French guile “deceit, wile, fraud, ruse, trickery,” from Frankish *wigila “trick, ruse” or a related Germanic source (cf. Old Frisian wigila “sorcery, witchcraft,” Old English wil “trick;” see wile).
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- Guileless
[gahyl-lis] /ˈgaɪl lɪs/ adjective 1. free from ; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank. /ˈɡaɪllɪs/ adjective 1. free from guile; ingenuous adj. 1727, from guile + -less. Related: Guilelessly; guilelessness.
- Guilelessly
[gahyl-lis] /ˈgaɪl lɪs/ adjective 1. free from ; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank. /ˈɡaɪllɪs/ adjective 1. free from guile; ingenuous adj. 1727, from guile + -less. Related: Guilelessly; guilelessness.
- Guilelessness
[gahyl-lis] /ˈgaɪl lɪs/ adjective 1. free from ; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank. /ˈɡaɪllɪs/ adjective 1. free from guile; ingenuous adj. 1727, from guile + -less. Related: Guilelessly; guilelessness.
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