simple-mindedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsɪmplˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈsɪmpəlˌmaɪndᵻd/,

/ˌsɪmpəlˈmaɪndᵻd/

Forms: see simple adj., n., adv., and int. and minded adj.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: simple adj., minded adj.²

Etymology: < simple adj. + minded adj.² Compare earlier simple-hearted adj.

A. adj.

1. Of a person.

a. Originally: †naive, innocent, gullible (obsolete). Later: honest, straightforward, guileless; cf. simple-hearted adj. (b). Now rare.Often, esp. in early use, with implication of a lack of intellectual sophistication or acuity, and so potentially interpretable as sense A. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective]

aefauldOE

trueOE

true as steela1300

throlya1375

entirec1380

faithfula1382

entirelyc1400

single1519

sincere1533

sincere1539

simple-minded1556

Dunstable?1565

truthful?1567

single-hearted1574

single-minded1577

sound1580

downright1584

unaffected1592

real1597

plain-hearted1601

unartificial1603

free1619

honest1634

fair and square1636

round-dealing1642

wholehearted1657

down flata1663

well-designing1670

heart-whole1684

single-eyed1705

unsanctimoniousa1797

natural1825

bona fide1827

unfallacious1827

jannock1828

forthcoming1835

up and down1836

bonified1840

forthgoing1851

unhypocritical1854

forthright1855

upstanding1863

on the level1872

genuine1890

for real1954

upfront1967

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [adjective] > gullible

weak1423

simple-minded1556

gullish1598

soft1621

cheatable1647

miscarriageablea1656

bubbleable1668

imposablea1734

cullible1811

gullable1817

humbuggable1819

gullible1825

dupable1833

pigeonable1844

fleeceable1868

bluffable1885

hoodwinkable1889

yobbish1910

mug1922

1556 [implied in: R. Pownoll tr. P. Du Val Litell Dialogue off Consolator sig. Aij This temptation dothe not a lytell troble the simple mynded, who consyder no thynge but that which they see presently before theyre eyes. (at sense B.)].

1591 M. Sutcliffe Treat. Eccl. Discipline vii. §v. 179 They..deserue not to be accounted (as they terme themselues) simple minded traytors, but simple witted, and peruerslie conceited feytors.

1601 R. Chester Loves Martyr 43 Maskt in a strange deuised new found shape, To simple-minded Igrene vnlike Pendragon.

1654 J. Naylor Few Words Disc. conc. Quakers (title page) Written for the sake of simple minded ones, who are willing to follow Christ under the Crosse.

1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination iii. 112 How sublime they move, And bending oft their sanctimonious eyes, Take homage of the simple-minded throng.

1878 J. P. Hopps Life Jesus iv. 16 These were mostly simple-minded, honest, and earnest men.

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 36 I was singularly fortunate to spend these summers of childhood among such people, easy-going, simple-minded, affectionate.

b. Intellectually unsophisticated; not able to understand complexity or nuance; (more strongly) foolish, stupid, feeble-minded; (sometimes) having a cognitive impairment or mental disability (now potentially offensive).Some earlier quots. at sense A. 1a may be interpreted as belonging here instead; see note at that sense.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > simplicity, simple-mindedness > [adjective]

weak1423

simple-hearted?c1425

good1480

innocent1548

plain-headeda1586

simple1604

green1605

zany1616

soft1621

ungifted1637

softly1652

half-witted1712

simple-minded1749

simpletonic1780

simpletonian1800

sawney1805

simpletonish1819

simply disposed1848

putty-headed1857

cabbage-looking1898

goonish1921

wally1922

1749 J. G. Cooper Life Socrates iv. 122 The..Means by which he effected his divine Will..being thus figuratively expos'd to the Vulgar, were by the simple-minded Multitude understood literally.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 145 The weak and simpleminded part of mankind (which is by far the most numerous division).

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxiii. 295 My Lord Southdown,..an epileptic and simple-minded nobleman.

1928 Cent. Mag. Aug. 470/1 The warden's man of all work, a simple-minded negro serving time for rape.

1976 I. M. Lewis Social Anthropol. in Perspective vi. 164 [They] are not as simple-minded as some anthropologists of the cultural ecology school.

1998 B. Kingsolver Poisonwood Bible (1999) ii. 165 We've heard what goes on, Frank, do you think we're simpleminded?

2. Of an action, idea, personal quality, etc.: unsophisticated, lacking complexity or nuance; foolish, stupid; (occasionally more positively) guileless, straightforward.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adjective] > of actions, ideas, etc.

sloweOE

bluntc1175

simplea1425

headless1563

sottish1592

thick1600

stupid1609

incrassate1659

crass1660

simple-minded1774

bright1830

simplistic1844

noodly1870

unelectric1876

dinlo1907

clunky1965

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > artless, guileless, or innocent > proceeding from a simple mind

simple-minded1774

1774 R. Heathcote Irenarch Ded. p. lxiv To aim at promoting an agreement..will pass with some for a very simple-minded project.

1833 Standard 27 July Their scheme of destruction was defeated by the simple-minded wisdom of the Archbishop.

1866 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 9 458/1 Characteristic..of the..simple-minded tenderness, and the silly superstition of the period.

1937 Indiana (Pa.) Weekly Messenger 15 Apr. 2/4 She smiles at my simple-minded notions.

1980 Illustr. London News Mar. 58/3 The Italian Futurists took up the notion of simultaneity in a relatively simple-minded way.

2015 Winnipeg Free Press 14 Feb. a8/1 The government's irresponsible, simple-minded policies.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement. Simple-minded people as a class.

ΚΠ

1556 R. Pownoll tr. P. Du Val Litell Dialogue off Consolator sig. Aij This temptation dothe not a lytell troble the simple mynded, who consyder no thynge but that which they see presently before theyre eyes.

1681 C. Taylor Epist. of Caution to Friends (title page) With wholsome Advice and Counsel, by way of Information, that the Simple-minded may not be Ensnared by the Crafts and Wiles of Satan.

1866 Duke of Argyll Reign of Law vi. 300 The loving may become malignant; the simple-minded may become suspicious.

2018 Sunday Times (N. Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 14 Jan. 22 Only the simple-minded or the most credulous could accept the innocent explanation put out.

Derivatives

ˌsimple-ˈmindedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adverb]

sotly1154

blately1513

grossly?1531

dully1533

blockishly1556

bluntly1557

buzzardly1561

sottishly1566

thickly1574

doltishly1580

witlessly1598

stupidiously1600

brainlessly1610

stupidly?1611

insulsely1637

uncleverly1697

numbskully1708

unintelligently1754

stupid?1757

duncishly1826

stockishly1846

sumphishly1850

simple-mindedly1851

obtusely1863

crassly1883

bovinely1900

unperceptively1935

simplistically1939

obtusively1953

dopily1958

gormlessly1958

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > simplicity, simple-mindedness > [adverb]

simple-mindedly1851

1851 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 18 Oct. 6/2 They simple-mindedly perhaps fancied that the cause of civil and religious liberty was held sacred.

1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 255 An Indian who has given up his Fiestas would not be the simple-mindedly happy peasant beloved of Mr. Chase.

1981 Christian Order 22 264 Abandoned simple-mindedly and irresponsibly.

2014 Society 51 159/1 Nihilism does not simple-mindedly deny that there is truth.

ˌsimple-ˈmindedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > artlessness, guilessness, or innocence

simplesse1372

simplenessa1382

innocencec1385

simplicitya1500

innocencya1513

ingenuousness1611

plain-heartedness1647

artlessness1663

naivety1708

naïveté1725

acacy1727

simple-heartedness1822

simple-mindedness1827

naiveness1854

onefoldness1887

authenticity1910

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > simplicity, simple-mindedness > [noun]

simplenessa1382

innocencec1385

simplessec1391

simplicityc1450

innocencya1513

simplehead1543

greenness1548

insipidity1603

seeliness1642

niaiserie1657

silliness1736

simpletonism1825

simple-mindedness1827

simpletonianism1848

noodleness1931

1827 Q. Rev. Mar. 435 A whole nation of simple-mindedness and freedom from guile.

1881 J. Bright in Standard 17 Nov. 3/3 These men..call in question the Free-trade policy, and they have the courage or the simple-mindedness to believe [etc.].

1992 N.Y. Times 14 Sept. a18/4 The simple-mindedness of your editorial.

2013 Gaston (Gastonia, N. Carolina) Gaz. 14 Sept. 4 a/2 We overlook simplemindedness coming from the mentally impaired.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	simple-minded
释义	simple-mindedadj.n. Brit. /ˌsɪmplˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S. /ˈsɪmpəlˌmaɪndᵻd/, /ˌsɪmpəlˈmaɪndᵻd/ Forms: see simple adj., n., adv., and int. and minded adj.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: simple adj., minded adj.² Etymology: < simple adj. + minded adj.² Compare earlier simple-hearted adj. A. adj. 1. Of a person. a. Originally: †naive, innocent, gullible (obsolete). Later: honest, straightforward, guileless; cf. simple-hearted adj. (b). Now rare.Often, esp. in early use, with implication of a lack of intellectual sophistication or acuity, and so potentially interpretable as sense A. 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective] aefauldOE trueOE true as steela1300 throlya1375 entirec1380 faithfula1382 entirelyc1400 single1519 sincere1533 sincere1539 simple-minded1556 Dunstable?1565 truthful?1567 single-hearted1574 single-minded1577 sound1580 downright1584 unaffected1592 real1597 plain-hearted1601 unartificial1603 free1619 honest1634 fair and square1636 round-dealing1642 wholehearted1657 down flata1663 well-designing1670 heart-whole1684 single-eyed1705 unsanctimoniousa1797 natural1825 bona fide1827 unfallacious1827 jannock1828 forthcoming1835 up and down1836 bonified1840 forthgoing1851 unhypocritical1854 forthright1855 upstanding1863 on the level1872 genuine1890 for real1954 upfront1967 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [adjective] > gullible weak1423 simple-minded1556 gullish1598 soft1621 cheatable1647 miscarriageablea1656 bubbleable1668 imposablea1734 cullible1811 gullable1817 humbuggable1819 gullible1825 dupable1833 pigeonable1844 fleeceable1868 bluffable1885 hoodwinkable1889 yobbish1910 mug1922 1556 [implied in: R. Pownoll tr. P. Du Val Litell Dialogue off Consolator sig. Aij This temptation dothe not a lytell troble the simple mynded, who consyder no thynge but that which they see presently before theyre eyes. (at sense B.)]. 1591 M. Sutcliffe Treat. Eccl. Discipline vii. §v. 179 They..deserue not to be accounted (as they terme themselues) simple minded traytors, but simple witted, and peruerslie conceited feytors. 1601 R. Chester Loves Martyr 43 Maskt in a strange deuised new found shape, To simple-minded Igrene vnlike Pendragon. 1654 J. Naylor Few Words Disc. conc. Quakers (title page) Written for the sake of simple minded ones, who are willing to follow Christ under the Crosse. 1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination iii. 112 How sublime they move, And bending oft their sanctimonious eyes, Take homage of the simple-minded throng. 1878 J. P. Hopps Life Jesus iv. 16 These were mostly simple-minded, honest, and earnest men. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 36 I was singularly fortunate to spend these summers of childhood among such people, easy-going, simple-minded, affectionate. b. Intellectually unsophisticated; not able to understand complexity or nuance; (more strongly) foolish, stupid, feeble-minded; (sometimes) having a cognitive impairment or mental disability (now potentially offensive).Some earlier quots. at sense A. 1a may be interpreted as belonging here instead; see note at that sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > simplicity, simple-mindedness > [adjective] weak1423 simple-hearted?c1425 good1480 innocent1548 plain-headeda1586 simple1604 green1605 zany1616 soft1621 ungifted1637 softly1652 half-witted1712 simple-minded1749 simpletonic1780 simpletonian1800 sawney1805 simpletonish1819 simply disposed1848 putty-headed1857 cabbage-looking1898 goonish1921 wally1922 1749 J. G. Cooper Life Socrates iv. 122 The..Means by which he effected his divine Will..being thus figuratively expos'd to the Vulgar, were by the simple-minded Multitude understood literally. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 145 The weak and simpleminded part of mankind (which is by far the most numerous division). 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxiii. 295 My Lord Southdown,..an epileptic and simple-minded nobleman. 1928 Cent. Mag. Aug. 470/1 The warden's man of all work, a simple-minded negro serving time for rape. 1976 I. M. Lewis Social Anthropol. in Perspective vi. 164 [They] are not as simple-minded as some anthropologists of the cultural ecology school. 1998 B. Kingsolver Poisonwood Bible (1999) ii. 165 We've heard what goes on, Frank, do you think we're simpleminded? 2. Of an action, idea, personal quality, etc.: unsophisticated, lacking complexity or nuance; foolish, stupid; (occasionally more positively) guileless, straightforward. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adjective] > of actions, ideas, etc. sloweOE bluntc1175 simplea1425 headless1563 sottish1592 thick1600 stupid1609 incrassate1659 crass1660 simple-minded1774 bright1830 simplistic1844 noodly1870 unelectric1876 dinlo1907 clunky1965 the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > artless, guileless, or innocent > proceeding from a simple mind simple-minded1774 1774 R. Heathcote Irenarch Ded. p. lxiv To aim at promoting an agreement..will pass with some for a very simple-minded project. 1833 Standard 27 July Their scheme of destruction was defeated by the simple-minded wisdom of the Archbishop. 1866 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 9 458/1 Characteristic..of the..simple-minded tenderness, and the silly superstition of the period. 1937 Indiana (Pa.) Weekly Messenger 15 Apr. 2/4 She smiles at my simple-minded notions. 1980 Illustr. London News Mar. 58/3 The Italian Futurists took up the notion of simultaneity in a relatively simple-minded way. 2015 Winnipeg Free Press 14 Feb. a8/1 The government's irresponsible, simple-minded policies. B. n. With the and plural agreement. Simple-minded people as a class. ΚΠ 1556 R. Pownoll tr. P. Du Val Litell Dialogue off Consolator sig. Aij This temptation dothe not a lytell troble the simple mynded, who consyder no thynge but that which they see presently before theyre eyes. 1681 C. Taylor Epist. of Caution to Friends (title page) With wholsome Advice and Counsel, by way of Information, that the Simple-minded may not be Ensnared by the Crafts and Wiles of Satan. 1866 Duke of Argyll Reign of Law vi. 300 The loving may become malignant; the simple-minded may become suspicious. 2018 Sunday Times (N. Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 14 Jan. 22 Only the simple-minded or the most credulous could accept the innocent explanation put out. Derivatives ˌsimple-ˈmindedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adverb] sotly1154 blately1513 grossly?1531 dully1533 blockishly1556 bluntly1557 buzzardly1561 sottishly1566 thickly1574 doltishly1580 witlessly1598 stupidiously1600 brainlessly1610 stupidly?1611 insulsely1637 uncleverly1697 numbskully1708 unintelligently1754 stupid?1757 duncishly1826 stockishly1846 sumphishly1850 simple-mindedly1851 obtusely1863 crassly1883 bovinely1900 unperceptively1935 simplistically1939 obtusively1953 dopily1958 gormlessly1958 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > simplicity, simple-mindedness > [adverb] simple-mindedly1851 1851 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 18 Oct. 6/2 They simple-mindedly perhaps fancied that the cause of civil and religious liberty was held sacred. 1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 255 An Indian who has given up his Fiestas would not be the simple-mindedly happy peasant beloved of Mr. Chase. 1981 Christian Order 22 264 Abandoned simple-mindedly and irresponsibly. 2014 Society 51 159/1 Nihilism does not simple-mindedly deny that there is truth. ˌsimple-ˈmindedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > artlessness, guilessness, or innocence simplesse1372 simplenessa1382 innocencec1385 simplicitya1500 innocencya1513 ingenuousness1611 plain-heartedness1647 artlessness1663 naivety1708 naïveté1725 acacy1727 simple-heartedness1822 simple-mindedness1827 naiveness1854 onefoldness1887 authenticity1910 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > simplicity, simple-mindedness > [noun] simplenessa1382 innocencec1385 simplessec1391 simplicityc1450 innocencya1513 simplehead1543 greenness1548 insipidity1603 seeliness1642 niaiserie1657 silliness1736 simpletonism1825 simple-mindedness1827 simpletonianism1848 noodleness1931 1827 Q. Rev. Mar. 435 A whole nation of simple-mindedness and freedom from guile. 1881 J. Bright in Standard 17 Nov. 3/3 These men..call in question the Free-trade policy, and they have the courage or the simple-mindedness to believe [etc.]. 1992 N.Y. Times 14 Sept. a18/4 The simple-mindedness of your editorial. 2013 Gaston (Gastonia, N. Carolina) Gaz. 14 Sept. 4 a/2 We overlook simplemindedness coming from the mentally impaired. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1556
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