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1. : lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured. an artless brute. 2. a. : made without skill : crude. an artless attempt to win votes. b. : free from artificiality : natural. artless grace. 3. : free from guile or craft : sincerely simple. an artless young woman. artlessly adverb. artlessness noun. Did you know?
Artless definition: free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous. See examples of ARTLESS used in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈɑːt.ləs / us / ˈɑːrt.ləs / Add to word list. 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.
adjective. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit. “an artless manner” “ artless elegance” synonyms: careless. effortless and unstudied. natural. in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature. see more. adjective. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious. synonyms: ingenuous. candid, heart-to-heart, open
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.
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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.
Artless definition: Having or displaying no guile or deceit; honest or sincere.
Definition of artless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The earliest known use of the adjective artless is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for artless is from 1586, in the writing of William Warner, poet and lawyer. artless is formed within English, by derivation.
