a. | 1. | Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful. |
2. | Contrived without skill or art; inartistic. | |
3. | Free from guile, art, craft, or stratagem; characterized by simplicity and sincerity; sincere; guileless; ingenuous; honest; |
Adj. | 1. | artless - characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility" Synonyms: ingenuous |
2. | artless - simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance" Antonyms: artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" | |
3. | artless - showing lack of art; "an artless translation" | |
4. | artless - (of persons) lacking art or knowledge Synonyms: uncultured, uncultivated |