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artlessness

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art·less  (ärtls)
adj.
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.
artless·ly adv.
artless·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.artlessnessartlessness - the quality of innocent naivete      
ingenuousness, innocence, naturalness
naiveness, naivete, naivety - lack of sophistication or worldliness
innocency - an innocent quality or thing or act; "the innocencies of childhood"
2.artlessness - ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit
ingenuousness - openly straightforward or frank
artfulness - the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage
Translations
artlessness [ˈɑːtlɪsnɪs] N
1. (= straightforwardness) [of beauty] → naturalidad f; [of person, behaviour, comment] → ingenuidad f, falta f de malicia
2. (= clumsiness) → torpeza f
artlessness
n → Unschuld f


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Every line is an idea conveying either the beauty and playfulness of the fawn, or the artlessness of the maiden, or her love, or her admiration, or her grief, or the fragrance and warmth and appropriateness of the little nest-like bed of lilies and roses which the fawn devoured as it lay upon them, and could scarcely be distinguished from them by the once happy little damsel who went to seek her pet with an arch and rosy smile on her face.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
she said with an artlessness of feeling that delighted Luigi.
Vendetta by de Balzac, Honore View in context
She had all the natural grace of sweetness of temper and artlessness in herself.
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