ingenuous
adjectiveInnocent, candid, and free from artifice, sometimes naively so.
Candid and artless
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adjectiveNot candid or sincere, especially while pretending to be straightforward.
artful
adjectiveSkillful and clever, sometimes in a deceptive or manipulative way.
Skillfully devised
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artless
adjectiveNatural and without deliberate pretense or calculation.
insincere
adjectiveExpressing feelings or intentions that are not honestly held.
insincerity
nounA lack of honesty or genuineness in expressed feelings or intentions.
Lack of genuineness
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unsophisticated
adjectiveSimple or lacking refinement, worldly experience, or technical complexity.
Lacking worldly refinement
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