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Simple-minded

Artless; guileless; simple-hearted; undesigning; unsuspecting; devoid of duplicity.

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Naif 84% connected

Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Naif 84% connected

Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.

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Naive 84% connected

Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks.

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Naive 84% connected

Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks.

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Retarded 84% connected

of Retard

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Retarded 84% connected

of Retard

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Simple 92% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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