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art·less
artless
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- pronunciation:
- art
lihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
free of deceit and cunning; guileless.
His father was an artless man who, being ingenuous himself, found it hard to recognize deceit in others.We knew the gift was born of artless generosity; it never crossed our minds that there could be some ulterior motive.- synonyms:
- guileless, ingenuous
- antonyms:
- artful, calculating, crafty, designing
- similar words:
- candid, childlike, forthright, frank, genuine, naive, open, plain-spoken, sincere, straightforward, trusting
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definition 2: |
simple and natural; not artificial.
The couple's artless manner made us feel comfortable and at home.- antonyms:
- affected, disingenuous, insincere
- similar words:
- genuine, homely, natural, simple, unaffected, unpretentious
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definition 3: |
lacking skill or refinement; crude.
His first novel was considered an artless piece of writing by several publishers.- synonyms:
- crude, unskilled, unskillful
- antonyms:
- artful
- similar words:
- amateurish, awkward, clumsy, homely, ingenuous, plain, primitive, unsophisticated
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related words: |
callow, honest, ingenuous, innocent, real |
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derivations: |
artlessly (adv.), artlessness (n.) |
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