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artless

/ahrt-lis/US // ˈɑrt lɪs //UK // (ˈɑːtlɪs) //

无艺术,无艺术性,没有艺术,无术

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous: an artless child.
    • : not artificial; natural; simple; uncontrived: artless beauty; artless charm.
    • : lacking art, knowledge, or skill.
    • : poorly made; inartistic; clumsy; crude: an artless translation.

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Examples

  • To induce this perception, every artless-seeming sentence here has been calculated, re-examined and endlessly tweaked.

  • Closest as in “closest to her heart,” or something clutched, or something unvarnished, artless, some plain truth?

  • Relevant backstory is condensed into a few lines of artless dialogue.

  • It was spoken as if by a condemned man: largely devoid of emotion, implausible, halting, artless, and sad.

  • "Oh, but dear Mrs. Dodd, suppose she couldn't help it," said the artless maiden with a blush and a little sigh.

  • With eyes still fixed intent upon the ground,I saw but her, whose artless innocence,Triumphant took possession of this heart.

  • She had an artless way of administering cruel stabs to her female acquaintances which frequently turned them into enemies.

  • Lamont had been attracted by Menotah's artless beauty, her joyous laughter, and caressing ways.

  • A young sportsman on the bank who had joined me expressed his artless disappointment.