artlessness

Noun
Synonyms: innocenceingenuousnessnaturalness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the quality of innocent naiveteSynonyms: innocenceingenuousnessnaturalness
  2. ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Artlessness \Art"less*ness\, n. The quality of being artless, or void of art or guile; simplicity; sincerity. [1913 Webster]

The Devil's Dictionary

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.
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