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SIMPLE-MINDED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking mental capacity and subtlety
Synonyms:
dim-witted; simple; simple-minded
Classified under:
Similar:
retarded (relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development)
Derivation:
simplicity (a lack of penetration or subtlety)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking subtlety and insight
Example:
a simple-minded argument
Classified under:
Similar:
naif; naive (marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience)
Derivation:
simplicity (a lack of penetration or subtlety)
