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SIMPLE MINDEDNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does simple mindedness mean?
• SIMPLE MINDEDNESS (noun)
The noun SIMPLE MINDEDNESS has 1 sense:
1. a lack of penetration or subtlety
Familiarity information: SIMPLE MINDEDNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lack of penetration or subtlety
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
simple mindedness; simpleness; simplicity
Context example:
they took advantage of her simplicity
Hypernyms ("simple mindedness" is a kind of...):
naiveness; naivete; naivety (lack of sophistication or worldliness)
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