artless mind

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• Artless — Art less, a. 1. Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful. [1913 Webster] Artless of stars and of the moving sand. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Contrived without skill or art; inartistic. [R.] [1913 Webster] Artless and massy pillars. T …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• artless — /ˈatləs / (say ahtluhs) adjective 1. free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous: an artless mind. 2. natural; simple: artless beauty. 3. lacking art, knowledge, or skill. –artlessly, adverb –artlessness, noun …  

• sin´gle-mind´ed|ness — sin|gle mind|ed «SIHNG guhl MYN dihd», adjective. 1. having only one purpose in mind. 2. Figurative. sincere; straightforward; single hearted: »An unpretending, single minded, artless girl infinitely to be preferred by any man of sense and taste… …   Useful english dictionary

• sin´gle-mind´ed|ly — sin|gle mind|ed «SIHNG guhl MYN dihd», adjective. 1. having only one purpose in mind. 2. Figurative. sincere; straightforward; single hearted: »An unpretending, single minded, artless girl infinitely to be preferred by any man of sense and taste… …   Useful english dictionary

• sin|gle-mind|ed — «SIHNG guhl MYN dihd», adjective. 1. having only one purpose in mind. 2. Figurative. sincere; straightforward; single hearted: »An unpretending, single minded, artless girl infinitely to be preferred by any man of sense and taste (Jane Austen).… …   Useful english dictionary

• sim´ple-mind´ed|ness — sim|ple mind|ed «SIHM puhl MYN dihd», adjective. 1. without awareness of conventions; artless; inexperienced. SYNONYM(S): unsophisticated. 2. ignorant; foolish; stupid. 3. = feeble minded. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sim´ple|mind´ed|ly — sim|ple mind|ed «SIHM puhl MYN dihd», adjective. 1. without awareness of conventions; artless; inexperienced. SYNONYM(S): unsophisticated. 2. ignorant; foolish; stupid. 3. = feeble minded. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sim|ple-mind|ed — «SIHM puhl MYN dihd», adjective. 1. without awareness of conventions; artless; inexperienced. SYNONYM(S): unsophisticated. 2. ignorant; foolish; stupid. 3. = feeble minded. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• simple-minded — [sim′pəlmīnd′id] adj. 1. artless; unsophisticated; simple hearted 2. foolish; stupid 3. mentally retarded simple mindedly adv. simple mindedness n. * * * sim·ple mind·ed or sim·ple·mind·ed (sĭmʹpəl mīnʹdĭd) adj. 1. Lacking in subtlety or… …   Universalium

• Artlessness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Artlessness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 artlessness artlessness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 nature nature simplicity Sgm: N 1 innocence innocence &c. 946 Sgm: N 1 bonhomie bonhomie naivete …   English dictionary for students

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