artlessness
Roget-categorie 703
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.3. Voluntary action
›› 5.3.2. Complex voluntary action
#703.
Artlessness
zelfstandig naamwoord
artlessness
etc.
adj. —
nature,
simplicity —
innocence
etc.
946 —
bonhomie,
naivete,
abandon,
candor,
sincerity —
singleness of purpose,
singleness of heart —
honesty
etc.
939 —
plain speaking —
epanchement [Fr.].
rough diamond,
matter of fact man —
le palais de verite [Fr.] —
enfant terrible [Fr.].
werkwoord
be artless
etc.
adj. —
look one in the face —
wear one's heart upon his sleeves for daws to peck wear one's heart upon his sleeves for daws to peck at† —
think aloud —
speak out,
speak one's mind —
be free with one,
call a spade a spade.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
artless,
natural,
pure,
native,
confiding,
simple,
lain,
inartificial†,
untutored,
unsophisticated,
ingenu†,
unaffected,
naive —
sincere,
frank —
open,
open as day —
candid,
ingenuous,
guileless —
unsuspicious,
honest
etc.
939 —
innocent
etc.
946 —
Arcadian† —
undesigning,
straightforward,
unreserved,
aboveboard —
simple-minded,
single-minded —
frank-hearted,
open-hearted,
single-hearted,
simple-hearted.
free-spoken,
plain-spoken,
outspoken —
blunt,
downright,
direct,
matter of fact,
unpoetical† —
unflattering.
bijwoord
in plain words,
in plain English —
without mincing the matter —
not to mince the matter
etc.
(affirmation)
535.
uitdrukking
Davus sum non Oedipus [Lat.]
[Terence];
liberavi animam meam [Lat.] —
as frank as rain on cherry blossoms"
[E.B. Browning].
The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.
Vetgedrukte nummers geven verwante Roget-categorieën aan. Een obelisk-symbool (†) volgt op archaïsche woorden die niet langer courant zijn.
debug info: 0.0013