巧たくまぬ

expression

natural; artless; guileless

Literary expression meaning unaffected, unpretentious, or without artifice. Often used to describe a person's character, behavior, or a simple, honest quality. Related to the classical form 巧まざる.

See also: 巧まざる

• 彼かれの巧たくまぬ笑え顔がおに、皆みなが心こころを開ひらいた。

  Everyone opened up to his artless smile.

• 巧たくまぬ優やさしさが、彼かの女じょの魅み力りょくだ。

  Her unpretentious kindness is her charm.