artless
adjective
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous.
artlessness
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a word derived from
artless.
Example Sentences
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Did his school peers get under his skin: their sense of entitlement, their contempt for the lower orders, their noise, their vulgarity and artlessness?
From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2020
Even the most artful memoir lays claim to a certain artlessness.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2019
Walker’s artlessness often swerves from astounding to grating, almost precious.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 21, 2018
Jacques Rivette’s “Out 1” — a 12-hour film, completed in 1971 and all but impossible to see in its entirety until very recently — begins with an extended sequence that combines artlessness and high artifice.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2016
Fanny inquired with a successful attempt at social artlessness.
From Gargoyles by Ben Hecht
