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simple-minded

  (sĭm'pəl-mīn'dĭd)
or sim·ple·mind·ed adj.
  1. Lacking in subtlety or sophistication; artless or naive: a simple-minded horror movie; simple-minded generalizations.
  2. Stupid or silly; foolish.
  3. Mentally impaired.
simplemindedly sim'ple-mind'ed·ly adv.
simplemindedness sim'ple-mind'ed·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: simple-minded

adjective

    Having only a limited ability to learn and understand: backward, dull, simple, slow, slow-witted. Informal soft. Offensive feeble-minded, half-witted, retarded, weak-minded. See ability/inability.

 
WordNet: simple-minded
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking subtlety and insight

Meaning #2: lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety
  Synonyms: dim-witted, half-witted, simple


 
Translations: Translations for: Simple-minded

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ukunstlet, oprigtig, ligefrem

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet zo slim, als eenvoudige ziel

Français (French)
adj. - simple d'esprit, naïf

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schlicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανεπιτήδευτος, ανυπόκριτος, απλοϊκός, αφελής, μωρόπιστος, χαζούτσικος

Italiano (Italian)
persona semplice

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - simplório

Русский (Russian)
бесхитростный, глуповатый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cándido, simple, ingenuo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - godtrogen, enfaldig, naiv

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
纯朴的, 低能的, 头脑简单的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 純樸的, 低能的, 頭腦簡單的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 순진한, 머리가 둔한, 저능한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無邪気な, 愚かな
n. - 単純な人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أبله, ساذج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תמים, טיפש‬


 
 

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