simple-mindedness
- 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
The rural setting and the creepy simple-mindedness of some characters suggest elements of Ben Wheatley and Ari Aster.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 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
They accepted his gruffness as simple-mindedness, as blunt honesty.
From Never-Fail Blake by Stringer, Arthur