artless

English

Etymology

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art +‎ -less

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹt.lɪs/

Adjective

artless (comparative more artless, superlative most artless)

1. Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
   • 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:

     And why should I here suppress the delight I received from this amiable creature, in remarking each artless look, each motion of pure undissembled nature, betrayed by his wanton eyes

   • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 18:

     I am convinced of her being an artless, amiable girl, with very good notions, very seriously good principles, and placing her happiness in the affections and utility of domestic life.

2. Free of artificiality; natural.

   This pendant has artless charm.

3. Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
4. Poorly made or done; crude.

Synonyms

• (Having no guile) See also Thesaurus:naive

Antonyms

• (Having no guile) See also Thesaurus:naive

Translations

without guile or cunning

• Esperanto: naiva (eo), simplanima
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• Interlingue:
• Spanish: cándido (es)

natural

• Interlingue:
• Spanish: natural (es)
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lacking art or skill

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poorly made, crude

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Anagrams

• lasters, ratless, resalts, salters, slaters, strales, streals, tarsels