adj.
- Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit. See synonyms at naive.
- Free of artificiality; natural: artless charm.
- Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
- Poorly made or done; crude.
artlessness art'less·ness n.
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