art|less

art|less
art|less «AHRT lihs», adjective.
1. a) without any trickery, guile, or deceit: »

He sets about promoting his plans with an artless good faith which confounds his cynical court (Saturday Review).

 b) made or done without knowledge of social customs; simple: »

Small children ask many artless questions, such as, “Mother, did you want this lady to come see you?”

SYNONYM(S): candid, naive.
2. not artificial; natural: »

artless eloquence. Such artless beauty lies in Shakespeare's wit (John Dryden).

 SYNONYM(S): sincere, ingenuous.
3. without art; unskilled; ignorant. SYNONYM(S): rude, clumsy, uncultured, unpracticed.
–art´less|ly, adverb.
–art´less|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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