1. (a.) Naive; unsophisticated, guileless, open, frank\.

2. (a.) Contrived without skill or art; inartistic.

3. (a.) Free from guile, art, craft, or stratagem; characterized by simplicity and sincerity; sincere; guileless; ingenuous; honest; as, an artless mind; an artless tale.

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