simple-hearted

American  

[sim-puhl-hahr-tid] / ˈsɪm pəlˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

1. free of deceit; artless; sincere.

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simple-hearted British  

adjective

1. free from deceit; open; frank; sincere

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Etymology

Origin of simple-hearted

1350–1400; Middle English symple herted

Example Sentences

Raj Kapoor, who made and starred in musicals about simple-hearted characters smiling in the face of adversity, would be greeted with rousing receptions in the Soviet Union.

From New York Times

One passage read: “The simple-hearted commanders of the past strove for victory; now, they were not so stupid. Of course, some of them acted like before and tried to retrieve the old worn-out slogans, like ‘Victory will be ours’.

From The Guardian

Past movie adaptations focused more on the lovelorn ghost Mae Nak and her tragic tale, but the new film tells its story through Pee Mak, the simple-hearted husband, and the friends who try in vain to tell him his wife's secrets.

From Seattle Times

Again, if a house in the locality were haunted, the sleepers being awakened from their slumbers of the night by unearthly cries, by groans and terrible noises, we need hardly say the p. 85good vicar was sent for; and after one of his visits, the simple-hearted people of the troubled dwelling believed, and positively affirmed, that he had put his imperial Satanic majesty in his snuff-box! 

From Project Gutenberg

All this was a simple-hearted endeavor to obey the commands of Christ and make the gospel an actual standard for the conduct of daily life; but these principles, if universally adopted, would have reduced the Church to a condition of apostolic poverty, and would have swept away much of the distinction between priest and layman.

From Project Gutenberg