artless meaning

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artless (adjective): characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious.

artless has 4 meanings in this dictionary.

artless as an adjective

  1. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
    • an ingenuous admission of responsibility

    Synonyms: ingenuous

    Similar: candid, undistorted

    Related forms: artlessness

  2. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
    • an artless manner
    • artless elegance

    Opposite: artful

    Similar: careless

    Related forms: artlessness

  3. showing lack of art
    • an artless translation

    Similar: unskilled

  4. (of persons) lacking art or knowledge

    Synonyms: uncultivated, uncultured

    Similar: unrefined

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