artless
adjective
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Sense 1 adjective
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
an ingenuous admission of responsibility
Related & opposite
- sincere also see
- naif also see
- artful antonym
- ingenuousness derivation
- ingenuousness derivation
- heart-to-heart similar to
- undistorted similar to
Sense 2 adjective
simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
an artless manner
Related & opposite
- natural also see
- artful antonym
- artlessness derivation
- careless similar to
Sense 3 adjective
showing lack of art
an artless translation
Related & opposite
- unskilled similar to
Sense 4 adjective
(of persons) lacking art or knowledge
Related & opposite
- unrefined similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | sincere |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | naif |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | artful |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ingenuousness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ingenuousness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | heart-to-heart |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | undistorted |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | natural |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | artful |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | artlessness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | careless |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unskilled |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unrefined |