Artlessness
Nouns
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artlessness etc. adj.
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nature, simplicity
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innocence etc. Innocence
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bonhomie, naivete, abandon, candor, sincerity
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singleness of purpose, singleness of heart
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honesty etc. Probity
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plain speaking
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matter of fact man
Verbs
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be artless etc. adj.
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look one in the face
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wear one's heart upon his sleeves for daws to peck wear one's heart upon his sleeves for daws to peck at
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think aloud
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speak out, speak one's mind
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be free with one, call a spade a spade.
Adjectives
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artless, natural, pure, native, confiding, simple, lain, inartificial, untutored, unsophisticated, ingenu, unaffected, naive
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sincere, frank
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open, open as day
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candid, ingenuous, guileless
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unsuspicious, honest etc. Probity
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innocent etc. Innocence
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Arcadian
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undesigning, straightforward, unreserved, aboveboard
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simple-minded, single-minded
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frank-hearted, open-hearted, single-hearted, simple-hearted. free-spoken, plain-spoken, outspoken
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blunt, downright, direct, matter of fact, unpoetical
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unflattering.
Adverbs
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in plain words, in plain English
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without mincing the matter
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not to mince the matter etc. (affirmation) Affirmation.
Phrases
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as frank as rain on cherry blossoms" [E.B. Browning].