Guileless and Worldly

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Guileless adjective - Free from any intent to deceive or impress others.

Usage example: she was an easygoing, guileless young woman who was comfortable just being herself

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Worldly is an antonym for guileless.

Nearby Words: guile, guilelessly, guiltless, guileful

Worldly adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.

Usage example: she returned from her year as an exchange student a much more worldly person

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Guileless is an antonym for worldly.

Nearby Words: world, worldling

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