- a word derived from simple-minded.
Example Sentences
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Related ideas, such as “everything is pretty” or “everything is nice,” suggest a simple-mindedness that is trivial.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021
Leave aside the alluring simple-mindedness of the waste/fraud/abuse solution.
From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2015
Here, the nostalgia seemed directed toward the 1970s, a time of material complexity and simple-mindedness.
From The Guardian • Aug. 20, 2012
The ghastliness of this damp and squishy comedy is the byproduct of a confused and earnest sentimentality, a willful devotion to wide-eyed wonder that confuses simplicity with simple-mindedness.
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2012
Hannay and Mitsha looked at each other smiling, the simple-mindedness of the boy amused them.
From The Delight Makers by Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse