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simpleminded

or sim·ple-mind·ed

[ sim-puhl-mahyn-did, -mahyn- ]

/ ˈsɪm pəlˈmaɪn dɪd, -ˌmaɪn- /

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adjective

free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.

lacking in mental acuteness or sense.

mentally deficient.

Origin of simpleminded

First recorded in 1735–45; simple + minded

SYNONYMS FOR simpleminded

2, 3 stupid, foolish, slow, dull-witted, half-witted.

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OTHER WORDS FROM simpleminded

sim·ple·mind·ed·ly, adverb sim·ple·mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby simpleminded

simple time, simple transcendental extension, simple vow, simple-hearted, simple-minded, simpleminded, simpleton, simplex, simplex method, simplicidentate, simplicity

Example sentences from the Web for simpleminded

And his simpleminded, untravelled, wonderloving auditor or auditors received his words literally.

A Decade of Italian Women, v. II (of 2) |T. Adolphus Trollope
Would he have risked it, had he not been the most simpleminded of men?

Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete |Gilbert Parker
A beautiful, simpleminded creature it was what he was, you can depend on that.

Sketches New and Old, Part 6. |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Nothing had the girls (or the simpleminded 11 country Doctor who sped them) known of the dangers or pitfalls of the city.

Orphans of the Storm |Henry MacMahon

A beautiful, simpleminded creature—it was what he was, you can depend on that.

Sketches New and Old, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)