Word
artless, adj.
simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
<adj.all>
artless
sample sentences
"an artless manner"
"artless elegance"
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antonym
artful
derivationally related form
artlessness
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also see
natural
similar to
careless
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
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artless
ingenuous
sample sentences
"an ingenuous admission of responsibility"
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derivationally related form
ingenuousness
antonym
disingenuous
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
artlessness
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also see
naive, naif
sincere
similar to
candid, open, heart-to-heart
undistorted
(of persons) lacking art or knowledge
<adj.all>
artless
uncultivated
uncultured
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similar to
unrefined
showing lack of art
<adj.all>
artless
sample sentences
"an artless translation"
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similar to
unskilled