artless
[ahrt-lis]
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.
RELATED WORDS
ingenuous, direct, genuine, guileless, honest, innocent, naive, natural, open, plain, pure, sincere, straight, straightforward, unadorned, unaffected, unpretentious, unsophisticated, true, uncontrived
Origin of artless
Synonyms for artless
Antonyms for artless
1. cunning.
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Contemporary Examples of artless
Closest as in “closest to her heart,” or something clutched, or something unvarnished, artless, some plain truth?
Relevant backstory is condensed into a few lines of artless dialogue.
It was spoken as if by a condemned man: largely devoid of emotion, implausible, halting, artless, and sad.
Historical Examples of artless
Milza endeavoured, in her own artless way, to soothe the distress her words had excited.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
Flora, who had been spoiled and artless long ago, was determined to be spoiled and artless now.
Little DorritCharles Dickens
Some of the inscriptions were so artless as to provoke a smile.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
"I thought you knowed everything, father," said the artless boy.
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens
Edwin had received from nature the gift of an honest and artless eloquence.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
artless
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