guileless

Questions about guileless

What does guileless mean?

guileless means "free of deceit".

How many syllables are in guileless?

guileless has 2 syllables: guile-less. The stress falls on "guile". In IPA it is /ˈɡaɪlləs/.

What is another word for guileless?

Close synonyms include transparent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is guileless a common word?

guileless is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for guileless come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.