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art·less    Audio Help   [ahrt-lis] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous: an artless child.
2.not artificial; natural; simple; uncontrived: artless beauty; artless charm.
3.lacking art, knowledge, or skill.
4.poorly made; inartistic; clumsy; crude: an artless translation.
[Origin: 1580–90; art1 + -less]

—Related forms
art·less·ly, adverb
art·less·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. naive, unsophisticated, guileless, open, frank, plain, unaffected, candid, sincere.
—Antonyms 1. cunning.
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art·less    Audio Help   (ärt'lĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit. 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.
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artless

adjective
1. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility" [syn: ingenuous] [ant: artful] 
2. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance" [ant: artful] 
3. showing lack of art; "an artless translation" 
4. (of persons) lacking art or knowledge 

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