natural implies lacking artificiality and self-consciousness and having a spontaneousness suggesting the natural rather than the man-made world.
her unaffected, natural manner
ingenuous implies inability to disguise or conceal one's feelings or intentions.
the ingenuous enthusiasm of children
naive suggests lack of worldly wisdom often connoting credulousness and unchecked innocence.
politically naive
unsophisticated implies a lack of experience and training necessary for social ease and adroitness.
unsophisticated adolescents
artless suggests a naturalness resulting from unawareness of the effect one is producing on others.
artless charm
Example Sentences
She was innocent and unsophisticated when she left for college. unsophisticated teens and young adults hoping to expand their world view by spending a year abroad
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