artless
pronunciation
How to pronounce artless in British English:
UK [ˈɑ:tləs]
How to pronounce artless in American English:
US [ˈɑrtləs]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
- simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
- showing lack of art
- (of persons) lacking art or knowledge
Word Origin
- artless (adj.)
- 1580s, "unskillful," from art (n.) + -less. Later also "uncultured" (1590s); then "unartificial, natural" (1670s) and "guileless, ingenuous" (1714). Related: Artlessly; artlessness.
Example
- 1. One who is artless , credulous , or uncritical .
- 2. When a forgery is exposed , people in the art world generally have the same reaction : how could anyone have ever been fooled by something so obviously phony , so artless ?
- 3. Sooth my grief through my artless prayers .
- 4. She is an artless , vivacious girl .
- 5. She was a single-minded , artless girl .