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простоду́шный — meaning in English

prostodushnyy

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English meaning

  • gullible adj Easily fooled, deceived, or persuaded to believe something untrue.
  • naive adj Lacking experience, judgement, or worldly knowledge; too trusting or simple in one's thinking.
  • simple adj Easy to understand or do; not complicated.
  • unsophisticated adj Simple or plain, lacking refinement, complexity, or worldly experience.

Senses

простоду́шный is used for these senses in English:

  • gullible Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
  • naive (of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
  • simple (now, colloquial, euphemism) Feeble-minded; foolish.
  • simple-hearted ingenuous; guileless
  • simple-minded Lacking subtlety or sophistication.
  • unsophisticated Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.

naive — full definition

  1. adj Lacking experience, judgement, or worldly knowledge; too trusting or simple in one's thinking.
  2. noun A person who is naive; someone easily fooled.

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