artless

(ärtlis)

adjective

  1. lacking skill or art
  2. uncultured; ignorant
  3. not artistic; clumsy; crude
  4. without artificiality; simple; natural
  5. without guile or deceit; ingenuous; innocent

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See artless in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit. See Synonyms at naive.
  2. Free of artificiality; natural: artless charm.
  3. Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
  4. Poorly made or done; crude.

Related Forms:

  • artˈless·ly adverb
  • artˈless·ness noun

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