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Artless vs Harsh - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between artless and harsh

is that artless is having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit while harsh is unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.

As a verb harsh is

to negatively criticize.

artless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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.
    • This pendant has artless charm.
  • Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
  • Poorly made or done; crude.

    • Synonyms

    * (Having no guile) See also

    Antonyms

    * (Having no guile) See also

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    harsh

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
  • Severe or cruel.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 5 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Great news for City, but the result was harsh on Neil Warnock's side who gave as good as they got even though the odds were stacked against them.}}

    Antonyms

    * genteel

    Verb

    (es)
  • (slang) To negatively criticize.
    • Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!
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  • (slang) to put a damper on (a mood).
    • Dude, you're harshing my buzz.
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    • Synonyms

    * rough

    Derived terms

    * harshly * harshness