1.
[syn: artlessness, innocence, ingenuousness, naturalness]
2. ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Artlessness \Art"less*ness\, n.
The quality of being artless, or void of art or guile;
simplicity; sincerity.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
artlessness
n 1: the quality of innocent naivete [syn: artlessness,
innocence, ingenuousness, naturalness]
2: ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit
[ant: artfulness]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
ARTLESSNESS, n. A certain engaging quality to which women attain by
long study and severe practice upon the admiring male, who is pleased
to fancy it resembles the candid simplicity of his young.