artless

[ ahrt-lis ]

/ ˈɑrt lɪs /

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adjective

free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous: an artless child.

not artificial; natural; simple; uncontrived: artless beauty; artless charm.

lacking art, knowledge, or skill.

poorly made; inartistic; clumsy; crude: an artless translation.

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1 naive, unsophisticated, guileless, open, frank, plain, unaffected, candid, sincere.

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OPPOSITES FOR artless

1 cunning.

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Origin of artless

First recorded in 1580–90; art¹ + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM artless

art·less·ly, adverbart·less·ness, noun

Words nearby artless

artist, artiste, artistic, artistic director, artistry, artless, art lining, artmobile, art mobilier, art music, art nouveau

How to use artless in a sentence

Roger Goodell has a last chance to rescue his reputation as an NFL commissioner, and maybe even become an important one, despite years of artless dodging on issues from domestic violence to Deflategate.
In NFL’s latest crisis of public trust, Roger Goodell is nowhere to be found|Sally Jenkins|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
To induce this perception, every artless-seeming sentence here has been calculated, re-examined and endlessly tweaked.
The greatest prison escape ever? ‘The Confidence Men’ tells a sensational true story.|Michael Dirda|June 16, 2021|Washington Post
Closest as in “closest to her heart,” or something clutched, or something unvarnished, artless, some plain truth?
Three Cheers for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in Literature|Malcolm Jones|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Relevant backstory is condensed into a few lines of artless dialogue.
Ashton Kutcher’s ‘Jobs’ Is Actually Not That Bad|Rob Fishman|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

It was spoken as if by a condemned man: largely devoid of emotion, implausible, halting, artless, and sad.
Four Exes on Tiger|Rebecca Dana|February 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"Oh, but dear Mrs. Dodd, suppose she couldn't help it," said the artless maiden with a blush and a little sigh.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
With eyes still fixed intent upon the ground,I saw but her, whose artless innocence,Triumphant took possession of this heart.
The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi|Giacomo Leopardi
She had an artless way of administering cruel stabs to her female acquaintances which frequently turned them into enemies.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Lamont had been attracted by Menotah's artless beauty, her joyous laughter, and caressing ways.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham
A young sportsman on the bank who had joined me expressed his artless disappointment.
Angling Sketches|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for artless

artless

/ (ˈɑːtlɪs) /

adjective

free from deceit, guile, or artfulness; ingenuousan artless remark

natural, without artifice; unpretentiousartless elegance

without art or skill

Derived forms of artless

artlessly, adverbartlessness, noun

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