artless

[ ahrt-lis ]

/ ˈɑrt lɪs /

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adjective

free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:an artless child.

not artificial; natural; simple; uncontrived: artless beauty; artless charm.

lacking art, knowledge, or skill.

poorly made; inartistic; clumsy; crude: an artless translation.

Origin of artless

First recorded in 1580–90; art¹ + -less

SYNONYMS FOR artless

1 naive, unsophisticated, guileless, open, frank, plain, unaffected, candid, sincere.

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ANTONYMS FOR artless

1 cunning.

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OTHER WORDS FROM artless

art·less·ly, adverbart·less·ness, noun

Words nearby artless

artist, artiste, artistic, artistic director, artistry, artless, art lining, artmobile, art mobilier, art music, art nouveau

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Example sentences from the Web for artless

Closest as in “closest to her heart,” or something clutched, or something unvarnished, artless, some plain truth?
Three Cheers for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in Literature|Malcolm Jones|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Relevant backstory is condensed into a few lines of artless dialogue.
Ashton Kutcher’s ‘Jobs’ Is Actually Not That Bad|Rob Fishman|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was spoken as if by a condemned man: largely devoid of emotion, implausible, halting, artless, and sad.
Four Exes on Tiger|Rebecca Dana|February 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And then Mats, quite mollified, was speaking in her artless way of Hugo Canning, who had so obviously been on her mind all along.
V. V.'s Eyes|Henry Sydnor Harrison

His own scores reveal him as the most artful of 'artless' composers.
Marse Henry (Vol. 2)|Henry Watterson
But let not the incautious reader suppose that she succumbed as weakly as her artless charges to these fascinations.
Trent's Trust and Other Stories|Bret Harte
Artless and crude in expression, very boyish, it seemed now to its author.
Zuleika Dobson|Max Beerbohm
It is a picture painted solely in the "religion of humanity," and full only of artless grace and melodious tenderness.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various

British Dictionary definitions for artless

artless

/ (ˈɑːtlɪs) /

adjective

free from deceit, guile, or artfulness; ingenuousan artless remark

natural, without artifice; unpretentiousartless elegance

without art or skill

Derived forms of artless

artlessly, adverbartlessness, noun

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单词	artless
释义	artless [ ahrt-lis ] / ˈɑrt lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR artless ON THESAURUS.COM adjective free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:an artless child. not artificial; natural; simple; uncontrived: artless beauty; artless charm. lacking art, knowledge, or skill. poorly made; inartistic; clumsy; crude: an artless translation. Origin of artless First recorded in 1580–90; art¹ + -less SYNONYMS FOR artless 1 naive, unsophisticated, guileless, open, frank, plain, unaffected, candid, sincere. SEE SYNONYMS FOR artless ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR artless 1 cunning. SEE ANTONYMS FOR artless ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM artless art·less·ly, adverbart·less·ness, noun Words nearby artless artist, artiste, artistic, artistic director, artistry, artless, art lining, artmobile, art mobilier, art music, art nouveau Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for artless Closest as in “closest to her heart,” or something clutched, or something unvarnished, artless, some plain truth? Three Cheers for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in Literature\|Malcolm Jones\|October 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Relevant backstory is condensed into a few lines of artless dialogue. Ashton Kutcher’s ‘Jobs’ Is Actually Not That Bad\|Rob Fishman\|August 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It was spoken as if by a condemned man: largely devoid of emotion, implausible, halting, artless, and sad. Four Exes on Tiger\|Rebecca Dana\|February 19, 2010\|DAILY BEAST And then Mats, quite mollified, was speaking in her artless way of Hugo Canning, who had so obviously been on her mind all along. V. V.'s Eyes\|Henry Sydnor Harrison His own scores reveal him as the most artful of 'artless' composers. Marse Henry (Vol. 2)\|Henry Watterson But let not the incautious reader suppose that she succumbed as weakly as her artless charges to these fascinations. Trent's Trust and Other Stories\|Bret Harte Artless and crude in expression, very boyish, it seemed now to its author. Zuleika Dobson\|Max Beerbohm It is a picture painted solely in the "religion of humanity," and full only of artless grace and melodious tenderness. A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools\|Various British Dictionary definitions for artless artless / (ˈɑːtlɪs) / adjective free from deceit, guile, or artfulness; ingenuousan artless remark natural, without artifice; unpretentiousartless elegance without art or skill Derived forms of artless artlessly, adverbartlessness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to artless ingenuous, direct, genuine, guileless, honest, innocent, naive, natural, open, plain, pure, sincere, straight, straightforward, unadorned, unaffected, unpretentious, unsophisticated, up front, true
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artless

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