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- [sim-puh l-tuh n]
- /ˈsɪm pəl tən/
- /ˈsɪm.pl̩.tən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sim-puh l-tuh n]
- /ˈsɪm pəl tən/
Definitions of simpleton word
- noun simpleton an ignorant, foolish, or silly person. 1
- noun simpleton stupid person 1
- noun simpleton person with learning disabilities 1
- countable noun simpleton If you call someone a simpleton, you think they are easily deceived or not very intelligent. 0
- noun simpleton a foolish or ignorant person 0
- noun simpleton a person who is stupid or easily deceived; fool 0
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Origin of simpleton
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; simple + -ton
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Parts of speech for Simpleton
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
simpleton popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for simpleton
noun simpleton
- airhead — If you describe someone, especially a young woman, as an airhead, you are critical of them because you think they are not at all clever and are interested only in unimportant things.
- ass — An ass is an animal which is related to a horse but which is smaller and has long ears.
- birdbrain — a foolish or unintelligent person
- blockhead — a stupid person
- bruiser — A bruiser is someone who is tough, strong, and aggressive, and enjoys a fight or argument.
Antonyms for simpleton
noun simpleton
- academician — An academician is a member of an academy, usually one which has been formed to improve or maintain standards in a particular field.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- cerebella — a large portion of the brain, serving to coordinate voluntary movements, posture, and balance in humans, being in back of and below the cerebrum and consisting of two lateral lobes and a central lobe.
- cerebellum — The cerebellum is a part of the brain in humans and other mammals that controls the body's movements and balance.
- cerebrum — the anterior portion of the brain of vertebrates, consisting of two lateral hemispheres joined by a thick band of fibres: the dominant part of the brain in man, associated with intellectual function, emotion, and personality
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