artless
/ˈɑɹt.lɪs/
artless adjective: having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
Adjective
artless (comparative more artless, superlative most artless)
- 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
- Free of artificiality; natural.
- This pendant has artless charm.
- Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
- Poorly made or done; crude.
artless meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
artless in Tamil
- திறமையற்ற, பண்பாடில்லாத, ஒழுங்கற்ற, இயல்பான, கபடற்ற, பேதைமையான
artless in Urdu
- artless
- سرل saral
artless in Bengali
- অকৃত্রিম, সরল, চাতুরিহীন
artless in Malayalam
- കഴിവില്ലാത്ത, നിഷ്കപടമായ, അകൃത്രിമമായ
More languagesFewer languages
- artless in Punjabi
- ਸਿੱਧਾ siddhā
- artless in Sanskrit
- ललित lalita
- artless in Persian
- بیدغل bi-daġal, بیشیلهپیله bi-šile-pile
Synonyms of artless
22 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
10 more antonymsFewer antonyms
Forms of artless
| comparative | more artless |
|---|---|
| superlative | most artless |
Origin of artless
From art + -less.
Words formed from artless
Words that rhyme with artless
Questions about artless
- What does artless mean?
- Artless means having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
- What is artless in Tamil?
- Artless in Tamil is திறமையற்ற, பண்பாடில்லாத, ஒழுங்கற்ற. See Artless meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is artless?
- Artless is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce artless?
- Artless is pronounced /ˈɑɹt.lɪs/.
Words near artless in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: artless (page history and authors); artless (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); سرل (Urdu) (page history and authors); artless (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); artless (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸਿੱਧਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ललित (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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