Artless

//ˈɑɹt.lɪs// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.

    "And why should I here suppress the delight I received from this amiable creature, in remarking each artless look, each motion of pure undissembled nature, betrayed by his wanton eyes"

  2. 2
    Free of artificiality; natural.

    "This pendant has artless charm."

  3. 3
    Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
  4. 4
    Poorly made or done; crude.
Adjective
  1. 1
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit wordnet
  2. 2
    characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious wordnet
  3. 3
    (of persons) lacking art or knowledge wordnet
  4. 4
    showing lack of art wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
ingenuousunskilledabove-boardaboveboardartyawkward

Example

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"Hers was truly an artless, unsophisticated kiss, and yet it was well calculated to inflame a young man's heart."

Etymology

From art + -less.

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