artless C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɑrtləs/ UK /ˈɑːtləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj free from deceit or guile; naturally simple and sincere Her artless reply charmed everyone with its honesty. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · free from deceit or guile;... guilelessingenuousnaiveinnocentcandidunaffectednaturalsincere ↔ Opposites artfulcunningcraftyslydisingenuous Word family Forms artlessness Derived forms artlesslyartlessness Related forms artartful Etymology AI details From art (from Latin ars, artem 'skill, craft, cunning') plus the privative native suffix -less. ars Latin *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # artless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɑrtləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɑːtləs/ ## Meanings 1. free from deceit or guile; naturally simple and sincere ## Examples - Her artless reply charmed everyone with its honesty. ## Synonyms - guileless - ingenuous - naive - innocent - candid - unaffected - natural - sincere ## Antonyms - artful - cunning - crafty - sly - disingenuous ## Derived Forms - artlessly - artlessness ## Related Forms - art - artful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ars - Root: *h₂er- ## Etymology From art (from Latin ars, artem 'skill, craft, cunning') plus the privative native suffix -less. ## AI Etymology Artless is from art (from Latin ars, artem 'skill, craft, cunning') plus the privative native suffix -less. Important recorded forms include ars (Latin) and *h₂er- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers free from deceit or guile; naturally simple and sincere. The wider family includes derived forms such as artlessly and artlessness and related words such as art and artful. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown