artless
1. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious - an ingenuous admission of responsibility • Syn: ingenuous • Ant: disingenuous (for: ingenuous) • Similar to: candid, open, heart-to-heart, undistorted • See Also: naive, naif, sincere • Derivationally related forms: artlessness, ingenuousness (for: ingenuous) 2. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit - an artless manner - artless elegance • Ant: artful • Similar to: careless • See Also: natural • Derivationally related forms: artlessness 3. showing lack of art - an artless translation • Similar to: unskilled 4. (of persons) lacking art or knowledge • Syn: uncultivated, uncultured • Similar to: unrefined
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