ARTLESSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("artlessness" is a kind of...):

ingenuousness (openly straightforward or frank)

Antonym:

artfulness (the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage)

Derivation:

artless (simple and natural; without cunning or deceit)

Meaning:

The quality of innocent naivete

Synonyms:

artlessness; ingenuousness; innocence; naturalness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("artlessness" is a kind of...):

naiveness; naivete; naivety (lack of sophistication or worldliness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "artlessness"):

innocency (an innocent quality or thing or act)

Derivation:

artless (characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious)