"guilelessness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡaɪl.lɪs.nɪs/ [US]
Etymology: From guileless + -ness. Etymology templates: {{af|en|guileless|-ness}} guileless + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} guilelessness (uncountable)
  1. The characteristic of being guileless; honesty. Tags: uncountable Translations (the characteristic of being guileless; honesty): Arglosigkeit [feminine] (German), ionracas [masculine] (Irish)
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