Antonyms for artlessness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ahrt-lis |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɑrt lɪs |
Definition of artlessness
Origin :- 1580s, "unskillful," from art (n.) + -less. Later also "uncultured" (1590s); then "unartificial, natural" (1670s) and "guileless, ingenuous" (1714). Related: Artlessly; artlessness.
- noun simplicity
- noun unskillfulness
- But when at length she had grasped the mystery, the artlessness of her joy was charming.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- Then suddenly she lifted them to his with the artlessness of a child.
- Extract from : « David Dunne » by Belle Kanaris Maniates
- Christine was simple, but her artlessness did not come from her mind, only from her heart.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- Her nature was one of great simplicity, artlessness, and truth.
- Extract from : « The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain » by William Carleton
- No: no Art arrives at the artlessness of nature in matters of comedy.
- Extract from : « The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete » by George Meredith
- Because of their artlessness they are the perfection of art.
- Extract from : « A History of American Literature Since 1870 » by Fred Lewis Pattee
- How beautiful the youthful glow of artlessness and affection!
- Extract from : « Tales of My Time, Vol. II (of 3) » by William Pitt Scargill
- This artlessness in respect of theft still exists in Calabria.
- Extract from : « A Tour Through The Pyrenees » by Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
- There was a flavor of artlessness, almost of innocent appeal, in what she said.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Julian Hawthorne
- He read her like a book and smiled at the artlessness of her arts.
- Extract from : « Mrs. Severn, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by Mary Elizabeth Carter
Synonyms for artlessness
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