Meanings of simple-mindedness in English

They maintained a facade of simple-mindedness because they liked it that way.

They will laugh at my simple-mindedness, and will look upon me as a fool.

Hannay and Mitsha looked at each other smiling, the simple-mindedness of the boy amused them.

There was a simple-mindedness in her which touched Philip.

They accepted his gruffness as simple-mindedness, as blunt honesty.

Coop's steady supply of it would have made him suspect simple-mindedness had he not known otherwise.

An added problem is the simple-mindedness, abrasiveness and sheer historical ignorance of America, the current superpower.

Evidently her disappearance was a mystery to this young woman, who seemed ingenuous to the point of simple-mindedness.

His face expressed a transparent simple-mindedness that won the confidence of the ladies and awakened their ideal of generosity.

Our simple-mindedness pleases them as a bit of unspoilt nature, and it is just by means of that that they deceive us.

Then, too, this very simple-mindedness, with the great differences which exist between peasant and noble, leads in itself to much opportunity for cheating.

The simple-mindedness of the monk, to whom the book of the world was just beginning to open, was an immense advantage to the Greek.