guilelessness

noun

Definition of guilelessnessnext
as in naturalness
the quality or state of being simple and sincere the small-town boy's guilelessness is endearing, but it may not serve him well in the ruthless big city

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  1. innocence
  2. simplicity
  3. sincerity
Noun
  • Currently, Paxton, who has maintained his innocence while not publicly commenting on the allegations against him, is scheduled to be deposed in Austin on Feb. 1.
    Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Giuliani has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and maintained his innocence, continuing to falsely claim there was fraud.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of innocence
Noun
  • Raines believes that simplicity also applies to his politics.
    Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The production’s simplicity ditched the cliches that have accumulated around the play over decades.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of simplicity
Noun
  • In addition to learning content, your audience needs to believe in the sincerity of the speaker.
    Jay Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • During our conversation, Heidecker spoke about Slipping Away, the challenges of embracing sincerity, how his musical career has developed and flourished, the end of the world, and why his next record might need to be funny.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of sincerity
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