artless
adj/ˈɑɹt.lɪs/
Etymology From art + -less.
1
Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
- And why should I here suppress the delight I received from this amiable creature, in remarking each artless look, each motion of pure undissembled nature, betrayed by his wanton eyes1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
- I am convinced of her being an artless, amiable girl, with very good notions, very seriously good principles, and placing her happiness in the affections and utility of domestic life.1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 18:
1 more example
- What passions our friendships were in those old days, how artless and void of doubt!1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 19, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
2
Free of artificiality; natural.
- This pendant has artless charm.
3
Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
4
Poorly made or done; crude.
- Derived terms
- artlessly, artlessness