simple-hearted
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of simple-hearted
1350–1400; Middle English symple herted
Example Sentences
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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 ● Oct. 14, 2017
Reason: she jilted the simple-hearted brakeman who loved her for an ambitious young lawyer who loved success.
From Time Magazine Archive
Blake strikes up a great friendship with Erik, a simple-hearted Dane who is secretly engaged to the local beauty.
From Time Magazine Archive
Following the high-kneed, fancy twirling majorettes, some 30 bands gave out, in the simple-hearted braveries of Western brass and the intricate Oriental din of bells, cymbals and gongs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kiss me, Amy, girl, and then go and tell your father that he is a simple-hearted old spendthrift, and I love him.
From The City of Numbered Days by Francis Lynde
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