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simple-minded

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sim·ple-mind·ed or sim·ple·mind·ed (smpl-mndd)
adj.
1. Lacking in subtlety or sophistication; artless or naive: a simple-minded horror movie; simple-minded generalizations.
2. Stupid or silly; foolish.
3. Mentally impaired.

simple-minded·ly adv.
simple-minded·ness n.

simple-minded
adj
1. stupid; foolish; feeble-minded
2. unsophisticated; artless
simple-mindedly  adv
simple-mindedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.simple-minded - lacking subtlety and insight; "a simple-minded argument"
naif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"
2.simple-minded - lacking mental capacity and subtlety
retarded - relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

simple-minded
adjective stupid, simple, foolish, backward, idiot, retarded, idiotic, moronic, brainless, feeble-minded, addle-brained, dead from the neck up (informal), a bit lacking (informal), dim-witted She was a simple-minded romantic.
Translations
simple-minded [ˈsɪmplˈmaɪndɪd] ADJingenuo, simple
I'm not so simple-mindedno soy tan ingenuo
in their simple-minded waya su modo ingenuo
simple-minded [ˌsɪmplˈmaɪndɪd] adjsemplicione/a
simple-minded [ˌsɪmplˈmaɪndɪd] adjsemplicione/a


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The File replied, "You must indeed be a simple-minded fellow if you expect to get anything from me, who am accustomed to take from everyone, and never to give anything in return.
Pierre had managed to start a conversation with the abbe about the balance of power, and the latter, evidently interested by the young man's simple-minded eagerness, was explaining his pet theory.
Captain Jim was a high-souled, simple-minded old man, with eternal youth in his eyes and heart.
 
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