"simple-mindedness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Etymology tree English simple-minded Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English simple-mindedness From simple-minded + -ness. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|simple-minded|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English simple-minded Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English simple-mindedness [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-atjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "nominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-assuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inassuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-nassī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-nes", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-nesse", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "simple-mindedness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="simple-mindedness"> From simple-minded + -ness. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} simple-mindedness (uncountable)
  1. The property of being simple-minded:
    The property of lacking subtlety or sophistication.
    Tags: uncountable Translations (Lacking subtlety or sophistication): прастаду́шнасць (prastadúšnascʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), enfoldighet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), prostoduszność [feminine] (Polish), простоду́шие (prostodúšije) [feminine] (Russian), простоду́шность (prostodúšnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), простоду́шність (prostodúšnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-simple-mindedness-en-noun-P-wEWjPg Disambiguation of 'Lacking subtlety or sophistication': 71 29
  2. The property of being simple-minded:
    The property of lacking mental capacity; feeble-mindedness.
    Tags: uncountable
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