artless
adjective /ˈɑːt.ləs/
/ˈɑrːt-/ Definition
› simple and not wanting to deceive: "Why did you take the money?" she asked the child. "Because I wanted it," came the artless reply.Honesty, openness and sincerity artlessly /-li/ adverb Honesty, openness and sincerity artlessness /-nəs/ noun [U] Honesty, openness and sincerity
(Definition of artless adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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