Mental retardation and Simpleness

Mental retardation

Mental retardation noun - Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities.

Simpleness and mental retardation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Simpleness" instead a noun phrase "Mental retardation".

Simpleness

Simpleness noun - The quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind.
Usage example: we must always remember that the often frustrating simpleness of the mentally challenged does not alter the fact that they deserve respect

Mental retardation and simpleness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mental retardation" instead a noun "Simpleness".
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Simpleness and Mental retardation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mental_retardation/simpleness
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Simpleness or Mental retardation. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mental_retardation/simpleness.
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