Artless vs Churlish - What's the difference?
artless | churlish | Related terms |
Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=5
, And why should I here suppress the delight I received from this amiable creature, in remarking each artless look, each motion of pure undissembled nature, betrayed by his wanton eyes}}
Free of artificiality; natural.
Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
Poorly made or done; crude.
of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic
* 1996 , Jeet Heer, Gravitas , Autumn 1996
rude, surly, ungracious
stingy or grudging
(of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
*1730–1774 , Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland
*:Where the bleak Swiss their stormy mansion tread,t
*:And force a churlish soil for scanty bread.
Artless is a related term of churlish.
As adjectives the difference between artless and churlish
is that artless is having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit while churlish is of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.artless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- This pendant has artless charm.
Synonyms
* (Having no guile) See alsoAntonyms
* (Having no guile) See alsoAnagrams
*churlish
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- [...] the eloquence and truth of his tribute stands in marked contrast to Kramer's churlish caricature of Kael as a happy pig wallowing in the dirt.