as in naturalness
the quality or state of being simple and sincere
the simplemindedness of the villagers was at times winning and at others worrisome
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Noun
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The simplicity of getting your feet wet with these tools means that most of your time will be spent dealing with a company's security and compliance teams.—
Jeff Catlin,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025 -
So perhaps the clearest difference between the final months of O’Neil and the early months of Pereira has been simplicity.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The beginning of the finale reveals that the explosion originated in the laundry room, where Graham was trying to declare his innocence to Donnie and Crystal (Destiny Hernandez).—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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After years of claiming innocence, Rose admitted to gambling in 2004.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Learn more about how self-trust and interpersonal trust is earned through: care, competence, sincerity, and reliability.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
15 May 2025
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Vince Vaughn brings an unforced sincerity to the role of inexperienced entrepreneur Joey Scaravella, and the four nonnas (grandmothers) who join him in his unconventional culinary enterprise are played by Lorraine Bracco, Susan Sarandon, Talia Shire and Brenda Vacarro — heavy hitters moving nimbly.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Trump’s disdain for classic neoliberal U.S. soft power — and for the values and institutions that uphold it — is likely to hurt American interests in just the same way his tariff regime and utter ignorance of real-world trade theory do.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025
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The pathos here thus depends largely on the reader’s total ignorance of Vietnamese.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Is there intimidation, naivete, fear of being alone?—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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On the contrary, the narrative voice mixes naivete and disbelief.—
Bartolomeo Sala,
The Dial,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Simplemindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplemindedness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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