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- Dictionaryartless/ˈɑːtləs/
adjective
- 1. without guile or deception: "an artless, naive girl"
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simple and not wanting to deceive: "Why did you take the money ?" she asked the child. "Because I wanted it," came the artless reply. Synonym. ingenuous formal. Opposite. disingenuous formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Honesty, openness & sincerity. (as) man to man idiom. above board. anti-corruption. artlessly. artlessness.
The meaning of ARTLESS is lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured. How to use artless in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Artless.
Artless definition: free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous. See examples of ARTLESS used in a sentence.
simple and not wanting to deceive: "Why did you take the money ?" she asked the child. "Because I wanted it," came the artless reply. Synonym. ingenuous formal. Opposite. disingenuous formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Honesty, openness & sincerity. (as) man to man idiom. aboveboard. anti-corruption. artlessly. artlessness.
An artless person could never make a living as a con artist. Originally meaning "unskillful" or "uncultured," artless evolved into meaning not skilled or cultured in the art of deceit. If you are artless, you are natural and uncontrived.
Someone who is artless is simple and honest, and does not think of deceiving other people. She was curiously artless. ...Hemingway's artless air and charming smile.
adj. 1. Having or displaying no guile or deceit; honest or sincere: an artless child. See Synonyms at naive. 2. Free of artificiality; natural: artless charm. 3. Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant. 4. Poorly made or done; crude. art′less·ly adv. art′less·ness n.
