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art·less

   [ahrt-lis]
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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artless (ˈɑːtlɪs)
 
—adj
1.  free from deceit, guile, or artfulness; ingenuous: an artless remark
2.  natural, without artifice; unpretentious: artless elegance
3.  without art or skill
 
'artlessly
 
—adv
 
'artlessness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

artless
1580s, "unskillful," from art + -less. Later also "uncultured" (1590s); then "unartificial, natural" (1670s) and "guileless, ingenuous" (1714).
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