"simple-hearted" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more simple-hearted [comparative], most simple-hearted [superlative]
Etymology: simple + hearted Etymology templates: {{compound|en|simple|hearted}} simple + hearted Head templates: {{en-adj}} simple-hearted (comparative more simple-hearted, superlative most simple-hearted)
  1. sincere; ingenuous; guileless Synonyms: simplehearted Derived forms: simple-heartedly, simple-heartedness Translations (sincere, ingenuous, guileless — see also artless, guileless, ingenuous): прастаду́шны (prastadúšny) (Belarusian), prostoduszny (Polish), простоду́шный (prostodúšnyj) (Russian), простоду́шний (prostodúšnyj) (Ukrainian)

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