noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the state or quality of being artless uncountable, usually
2. 2
   ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit wordnet
3. 3
   the state or quality of being innocent; naïveté uncountable, usually
4. 4
   the quality of innocent naivete wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ingenuousnessabsolute realismauthenticityawkwardnessbluffnessbluntness

Antonyms

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artfulnessartificeartinesscraftsmanship

Etymology

From artless + -ness.