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simpleminded

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɪmpəlˈmaɪndɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sim′pəl mīn′did, -mīn′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sim•ple•mind•ed or sim•ple-mind•ed /ˈsɪmpəlˈmaɪndɪd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. lacking in mental sharpness.
  2. lacking in complex thought:a simple-minded solution to a complicated problem.
  3. mentally weak;
    feeble-minded.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sim•ple•mind•ed  (sim′pəl mīn′did, -mīn′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. free of deceit or guile;
    artless or unsophisticated.
  2. lacking in mental acuteness or sense.
  3. mentally deficient. Also, sim′ple-mind′ed. 
  • simple + minded 1735–45
sim′ple•mind′ed•ly, adv. 
sim′ple•mind′ed•ness, n. 
    2. 3. . stupid, foolish, slow, dull-witted, half-witted.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
simple-minded adj
  1. lacking intelligence
  2. unsophisticated; artless
ˌsimple-ˈmindedly adv ˌsimple-ˈmindedness n
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