What does unsophisticated mean?

Definitions for unsophisticated
ˌʌn səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪdun·so·phis·ti·cat·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unsophisticated, unworldlyadjective

    not wise in the ways of the world

    "either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver"; "this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brien

  2. uncomplicated, unsophisticatedadjective

    lacking complexity

    "small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring"; "an unsophisticated machine"

  3. bumpkinly, hick, rustic, unsophisticatedadjective

    awkwardly simple and provincial

    "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"

Wiktionary

  1. unsophisticatedadjective

    Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unsophisticatedadjective

    Not adulterated.

    The humour and tunicles are purely transparent, to let in light and colours, unfouled and unsophisticated by any inward tincture. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.

    Blue vitriol, how venereal and unsophisticated soever, rubb’d upon the whetted blade of a knife, will not impart its latent colour. Boyle.

    If authors will not keep close to truth by unvaried terms, and plain, unsophisticated arguments; yet it concerns readers not to be imposed on, by fallacies. John Locke.

ChatGPT

  1. unsophisticated

    Unsophisticated generally refers to something or someone that is not complex or refined, typically due to a lack of knowledge, experience, or good judgment. It might also denote a lack of cultured or educated taste. Additionally, meaning can vary based on context, ranging from an absence of advanced or specialized skill to being naive or innocent.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unsophisticatedadjective

    not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unsophisticated

    un-sō-fis′ti-kā-ted, adj. genuine, unadulterated: free from artificiality, simple, inexperienced—also Unsophis′ticate.—ns. Unsophis′ticatedness; Unsophisticā′tion.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unsophisticated in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unsophisticated in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of unsophisticated in a Sentence

  1. Chris Lincoln-Jones:

    This seems to be a very crude, unsophisticated, not very technologically advanced way of conducting operations.

  2. Graham Cluley:

    DDoS and SQL injection attacks are relatively unsophisticated.

  3. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

    We could see the synchronization of the shelling with the negotiation process. I believe that in this unsophisticated way Russia is trying to put pressure, fair negotiations can be when one side does not hit the other side with rocket artillery at the moment of negotiations.

  4. Lao Tzu:

    Thus it is said: The path into the light seems dark, the path forward seems to go back, the direct path seems long, true power seems weak, true purity seems tarnished, true steadfastness seems changeable, true clarity seems obscure, the greatest are seems unsophisticated, the greatest love seems indifferent, the greatest wisdom seems childish. The Tao is nowhere to be found. Yet it nourishes and completes all things.

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