simple-minded

The definition of simple-minded is someone who is unsophisticated, foolish or mentally impaired.

(adjective)

An example of someone who would be described as simple-minded is a person who cannot understand or grasp most concepts and who is lacking in insight.

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See simple-minded in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. artless; unsophisticated; simple-hearted
  2. foolish; stupid
  3. mentally retarded

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See simple-minded in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or sim·ple·mind·ed

adjective
  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.

Related Forms:

  • simˌple-mindˈed·ly adverb
  • simˌple-mindˈed·ness noun

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