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simpleton

[ sim-puhl-tuhn ]

/ ˈsɪm pəl tən /

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noun

an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.

Origin of simpleton

First recorded in 1640–50; simple + -ton

SYNONYMS FOR simpleton

dolt, fool, numskull, blockhead, ninny, dope.

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Words nearby simpleton

simple transcendental extension, simple vow, simple-hearted, simple-minded, simpleminded, simpleton, simplex, simplex method, simplicidentate, simplicity, simplicius

Example sentences from the Web for simpleton

To put it charitably, this is the jurisprudence of the simpleton.

Who to Blame for Donald Sterling and Cliven Bundy |Robert Shrum |April 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Afy was no simpleton, and knew that she was no match for him.

East Lynne |Mrs. Henry Wood
You see, there must be a limit to the five-figure numbers having the peculiarity observed by the simpleton.

The Canterbury Puzzles |Henry Ernest Dudeney
But how could I possibly foresee that the child would be such a simpleton?

Vashti |Augusta J. Evans Wilson

Here is a love-billet from some simpleton, with a knife as a souvenir; sharpen it on the Arbicos.

Under Two Flags |Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
What a simpleton must I have been all day,—since my own shadow makes a mock of my fooleries!

Footprints on the Sea-Shore (From "Twice Told Tales") |Nathaniel Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for simpleton

simpleton

/ (ˈsɪmpəltən) /

noun

a foolish or ignorant person