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noun
the state or quality of being artless
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the state or quality of being innocent; naïveté
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: artfulness
Broader terms: ingenuousness
noun
the quality of innocent naivete
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: innocence, ingenuousness, naturalness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: naivete, naivety, naiveness
Narrower terms: innocency
History
Etymology tree English artless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English artlessness From artless + -ness.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
