free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous

an artless child.

not artificial; natural; simple; uncontrived

artless beauty; artless charm.

lacking art, knowledge, or skill.

poorly made; inartistic; clumsy; crude

an artless translation.

adjective

artful , complicated , contrived , pretentious , sophisticated

adjective

direct , genuine , guileless , honest , ingenuous , innocent , naive , natural , open , plain , pure , sincere , straight , straightforward , talking turkey , true , unadorned , unaffected , uncontrived , unpretentious , unsophisticated , up front , simple , unstudied , unworldly , homely , homespun , unpolished , candid , childlike , frank , humble , ignorant , inartistic , nave , naif , trusting , unauspicious , uncultured , undesigning , unschooled , unskillful