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Definition
cunning (shrewdness and cleverness) and deceitful- Her cleverness and inventiveness was exceeded only by her guile.
guile = cunning (shrewdness and cleverness) and deceit
- She had a guilelessness sometimes found in a young child being raised in a protective home.
- Henin plays best on clay — a slow surface more suited to her thoughtfulness and guile.
- Untrained human nature was not frank and innocent; it was full of the twists and defences of an instinctive guile.Wharton, Edith -- The Age of Innocence
- "Let not my lords be afraid," he said hastily, "for in my breast there dwells no guile."Haggard, Rider H. -- King Solomon's Mines
- The Colonel stared into vacancy, and I wondered whether anyone could be quite so innocent of guile as he looked.Maugham, W. Somerset -- Moon and Sixpence
- Poor Clarence, by thy guile betray'd to death!Shakespeare, William -- King Richard III
- She knew that he loved her—a frank, blustering fellow without guile enough to conceal his feelings, and no desire to do so.Chopin, Kate -- The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
- I bid you now drop your guile and confess...Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- ...their eyes were knowing and guileful beyond their years.Kamala Markandaya -- Nectar in a Sieve
- the guileless crowd that sang the national anthemGabriel Garcia Marquez -- Love in the Time of Cholera
- If Dad didn't let me have the materials I needed, I'd still get them, one way or another, no matter what it took—guile, tricks, or outright theft.Homer Hickam -- October Sky
- Miss Alavi was guileless in her approach, probably risking her life and certainly risking her freedom by even speaking with me.Betty Mahmoody -- Not Without My Daughter
- Jared had specifically approved of Jamie's choice because of this guileless, vulnerable face that no one could ever doubt,Stephenie Meyer -- The Host
- His eyes were as wide and guileless as those of his boy.Kenneth Oppel -- Airborn
- Franny blew her nose with guileless abandon;J.D. Salinger -- Franny and Zooey
- With her smooth face, she looked like a young girl, frail, guileless, and innocent.Amy Tan -- The Joy Luck Club
- Peter smiled then, so guileless that Lacy felt it smart like a stripe from a whip.Jodi Picoult -- Nineteen Minutes
- My head swivels, but his expression is completely without guile.Sara Gruen -- Water for Elephants
- What is childlike humility? It's not the lack of intelligence, but the lack of guile. The lack of an agenda.Todd Burpo -- Heaven Is for Real
guilelessness = openness (lack of cunning and deceit)
guile = cunning and deceit
guileful = full of cunning (shrewdness and cleverness, and perhaps deceit)
guileless = sincere — without cunning (shrewdness, cleverness) or deceit
guile = cunning (shrewdness and cleverness) and deceitful
guileless = innocent — without cunning (shrewdness, cleverness)
guileless = without cunning or deceit
guileless = innocent — without cunning (shrewdness, cleverness) or deceit
guileless = without cunning (unconsidered)
guileless = innocent — without cunning (shrewdness, cleverness) or deceit
guileless = innocent (cunning or deceit)
guile = cunning and deceitful
guile = cunning (shrewdness and cleverness), and deceit