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simpleton

  (sĭm'pəl-tən) pronunciation
n.

A person who is felt to be deficient in judgment, good sense, or intelligence; a fool.

[SIMPLE + -ton (as in surnames such as Chesterton, Singleton).]


 
 
Thesaurus: simpleton

noun

    One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, softhead, tomfool. Informal dope, gander, goose. Slang cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey. See ability/inability.

 
WordNet: simpleton
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  Synonym: simple


 
Translations: Translations for: Simpleton

Dansk (Danish)
n. - tosse

Nederlands (Dutch)
naïeveling, sul

Français (French)
n. - simple d'esprit, nigaud

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einfaltspinsel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγαθιάρης, κουτορνίθι

Italiano (Italian)
ingenuo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tolo (m)

Русский (Russian)
простак, простофиля

Español (Spanish)
n. - ingenuo, inocentón, simplón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dummerjöns, dumbom, tokstolle

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
笨蛋, 傻子

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 笨蛋, 傻子

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 숙맥, 바보

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ばか者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألمغفل, ألساذج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פתי‬


 
 

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