simpleton

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈsɪmpəltən/ See IPA manual

Freq #24838

Meanings

1

noun
a person lacking intelligence or common sense

Only a simpleton would ignore such a warning.
2

noun
A simple-minded person lacking common sense.

Only a simpleton would ignore such a warning.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person lacking... simple

Word family

Forms simpletons

Etymology

From simple + -ton (as in a surname). Compare French simplet, Italian semplicione.

Topics

People & Society

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