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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
  2. (adj) simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  3. (adj) showing lack of art
  4. (adj) (of persons) lacking art or knowledge

Synonym(s)

uncultivated, uncultured

Usage(s):

  1. The film is well made by Steven Soderbergh, who handheld his own camera and often edits in an artless, documentary style.
  2. It is artless literature, didactic and cringingly sentimental.
  3. Because Smith has mastered the delicate art of appearing artless, few moviegoers realize that his is one of Hollywood's most meticulously planned and executed careers.

Quotes

  1. "The text is artless, ungrammatical, sophomoric and sometimes nonsensical," Justice Lloyd Karmeier wrote in the court's opinion. "We do not believe, however, that an ordinary reader would perceive it as making objectively verifiable...
    on Feb 8, 2008 By: Lloyd A. Karmeier Source: Editor & Publisher

  2. Stephen Bayley said: "Instead of Poundbury's lifeless, artless pastiche, these houses offer variety and ingenuity."
    on Jul 21, 2005 By: Stephen Bayley Source: Mirror.co.uk

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