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simple-minded
CIDE DICTIONARY
simple-minded, a.
Artless; guileless; simple-hearted; undesigning; unsuspecting; devoid of duplicity. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
simple-minded, adj.
1 natural, unsophisticated.
2 feeble-minded.
1 natural, unsophisticated.
2 feeble-minded.
Derivative
simple-mindedly adv. simple-mindedness n.
ROGET THESAURUS
simple-minded
Artlessness
N artlessness, nature, simplicity, innocence, bonhomie, naivete, abandon, candor, sincerity, singleness of purpose, singleness of heart, honesty, plain speaking, epanchement, rough diamond, matter of fact man, le palais de verite, enfant terrible, artless, natural, pure, native, confiding, simple, lain, inartificial, untutored, unsophisticated, ingenu, unaffected, naive, sincere, frank, open, open as day, candid, ingenuous, guileless, unsuspicious, honest, innocent, Arcadian, undesigning, straightforward, unreserved, aboveboard, simple-minded, single-minded, frank-hearted, open-hearted, single-hearted, simple-hearted, free-spoken, plain-spoken, outspoken, blunt, downright, direct, matter of fact, unpoetical, unflattering, in plain words, in plain English, without mincing the matter, not to mince the matter, Davus sum non Oedipus, liberavi animam meam, as frank as rain on cherry blossoms.For further exploring for "simple-minded" in Webster Dictionary Online