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artless

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art⋅less

  [ahrt-lis]
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–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; art 1 + -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   (ärt'lĭs)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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