| artlessness | n 1. guilessness, naivety, lurus, naif: he sat quietly, enjoying the ~ of the girls’ chatter, dia duduk berdiam diri sambil mendengar celoteh lurus budak-budak perempuan itu; the ~ of his remark, kata-katanya yg lurus; 2. naturalness, unpretensiousness, bersahaja: the quaintness and ~ of the old dialect,dialek lama yg menarik dan bersahaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| artless | adj 1. without deceit or guile, naive, lurus, naif: a child’s ~ questions, soalan-soalan lurus seorang anak; a woman who is candid and ~, wanita yg terus terang dan lurus; 2. natural, unpretentious, bersahaja: ~ girlishness, tingkah laku kegadisan-gadisan yg bersahaja; 3. lacking art, skill, tdk mempunyai keindahan seni: an ~ fireplace, perapian yg tdk mempunyai keindahan seni. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expectation | n 1. a. strong belief, that st will happen, jangkaan, menjangka: she has no ~ of getting the job, dia memang tdk menjangka akan mendapat kerja itu; in ~ of, krn menjangka: I brought in the washing in ~ of rain, saya membawa masuk pakaian yg tersidai di ampaian krn menjangka hujan akan turun; b. hope that st will happen or one will get st, harapan: I have abandoned all ~ that the company will break even this year, saya tdk lagi menaruh sebarang harapan syarikat itu akan pulang modal pd tahun ini; 2. (usu in pl) st expected, harapan: she had high ~s for his future, dia mempunyai harapan yg tinggi thdp masa depan anaknya; naive young women with ~s of meeting Mr. Right, gadis-gadis naif yg menaruh harapan akan berjumpa dgn lelaki idaman; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |