simple-minded

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simple-minded

adjective more simple-minded · most simple-minded

  1. Lacking subtlety or sophistication.

    Similar: artless, callow, childlike, verdant, clueless, credulous, dewy-eyed, cute, fleeceable, foppotee, green, guileless

  2. Lacking mental capacity; feeble-minded.

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adj Lacking subtlety or sophistication

Русскийпростоду́шный prostodúšnyj
Tiếng Việtkhờ, khờ khạo, khờ dại, dại khờ, dại

adj Lacking mental capacity

Españolsimplón
Françaissimple d'esprit, simplet

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@misc{simple_minded_2026,
  title = {simple-minded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/simple-minded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}