artless

/'ɑ:tlis/

Thân thiện

She gave an artless smile that showed her genuine delight.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking art or knowledge; simple and natural: Describes something or someone that is unaffected, straightforward, and without pretense or sophistication.
   • Without cunning or deceit; ingenuous: Describes a person or action that is honest, sincere, and unable or unwilling to hide true feelings.
   • Lacking skill or artistry; crude: Describes something made or done without technical skill or aesthetic refinement.

Usage and Examples

• Simple and Natural:

  • Her artless charm won over everyone at the party.
  • The room was decorated with an artless simplicity that was very appealing.

• Without Deceit; Ingenuous:

  • He gave an artless account of the events, not realizing how it might affect others.
  • Her artless confession revealed her true feelings.

• Lacking Skill:

  • The painting was artless but full of raw emotion.
  • It was an artless translation that missed many nuances of the original text.

Advanced Usage

• "artless candor": Blunt, straightforward honesty.

  • His artless candor sometimes got him into trouble.

• "artless beauty": A natural, unadorned beauty.

  • They admired the artless beauty of the wildflowers.

Variants and Related Words

• Artlessly (adverb): In an artless manner.

  • She spoke artlessly about her hopes and dreams.

• Artlessness (noun): The quality of being artless.

  • His artlessness was both his greatest strength and his greatest weakness.

Synonyms

• Ingenuous: Lacking in sophistication or worldliness; innocent and sincere.
• Naive: Showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment; simple.
• Unassuming: Not pretentious or arrogant; modest.
• Guileless: Devoid of guile; innocent and without deception.

Antonyms

• Artful: Clever or skillful, often in a cunning or deceitful way.
• Devious: Showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.
• Sophisticated: Having a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.
• Cunning: Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Artless as a child": Used to describe someone with the pure, uncalculating honesty of a young child.
  • Despite his age, he had a trust that was as artless as a child's.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of persons) lacking art or knowledge
2. showing lack of art
   • an artless translation
3. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
   • an artless manner
   • artless elegance
4. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
   • an ingenuous admission of responsibility

Từ đồng nghĩa

• uncultivated
• uncultured
• ingenuous