simple-minded
adjective
stupid; foolish; feeble-minded
simple-mindedness
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a word derived from
simple-minded.
Example Sentences
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It’s simple, almost to the point of simple-mindedness, but we need better leaders.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Related ideas, such as “everything is pretty” or “everything is nice,” suggest a simple-mindedness that is trivial.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021
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
Evidently her disappearance was a mystery to this young woman, who seemed ingenuous to the point of simple-mindedness.
From The Whirlpool by George Gissing
