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    artless
    /ˈɑːtləs/

    adjective

    • 1. without guile or deception: "an artless, naive girl"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishARTLESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › artlessArtless Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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?

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › artlessArtless - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › artlessARTLESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Artless definition: free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous. See examples of ARTLESS used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryARTLESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishARTLESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › artlessArtless Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Artless definition: Having or displaying no guile or deceit; honest or sincere.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionartless adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of artless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › artless_adjartless, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    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.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › artlessartless | meaning of artless in Longman Dictionary of...

    artless meaning, definition, what is artless: natural, honest, and sincere: Learn more.