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Definition of Simpleminded
1. a. Artless; guileless; simple-hearted; undesigning; unsuspecting; devoid of duplicity.
Definition of Simpleminded
1. Adjective. stupid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Simpleminded
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Simpleminded
Literary usage of Simpleminded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1888)
"... where you are the subordinate and the servant; whereas injustice is the reverse,
governing those that are really simpleminded and just, so that they, ..."
2. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
"No, they were simpleminded incompetents, most of them, and they did unbelievably
stupid, vile things. ..."
3. Publications by English Historical Society (1839)
"However much our simpleminded forefathers may have considered them strong evidences
of truth, to us they can hardly appear in any light but directly the ..."
4. The Spirit of Russia: Studies in History, Literature and Philosophy by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1919)
"A manifestation of this same foolish simpleminded- ness was his antisemitism,
which was displayed from time to time in his attacks on Lassalle and Marx. ..."
5. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1870)
"German unity is the one cry heard to-day; but it was one among very many when
the modest simpleminded Arndt threw his whole soul into the task of sounding ..."
6. Europe and America Beyond 2000 by Pierre Hassner, Gregory F. Treverton (1990)
"No doubt the original rationale was a bit simpleminded. But the postwar era has
added macroeconomic management, the welfare state, and a panoply of ..."
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