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
Actress Julie Haydon plays radiantly as the simple-hearted slavey, makes the Canon's conversion entirely credible.
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
Reason: she jilted the simple-hearted brakeman who loved her for an ambitious young lawyer who loved success.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whatever may be thought of beliefs thus formed, no one who knew the devout, simple-hearted Highlander of the generation just gone, will fail to appreciate the humility and sincerity with which such beliefs were entertained.
From The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering by Fraser, Alexander
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