artless vs carny

artless

adj
  • Free of artificiality; natural. 

  • Poorly made or done; crude. 

  • Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit. 

  • Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant. 

carny

noun
  • A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud). 

  • A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud). (Australia) 

  • A carnival. 

  • Flattery. 

  • The jargon used by carnival workers. 

verb
  • To cajole, wheedle, or coax. 

How often have the words artless and carny occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )