simpleton
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simpleton
- /ˈsɪmpəltən/
- [ˈsɪmpəltʰən] ~ [ˈsɪmpl̩tʰn̩]
Where it comes from
From simple + -ton (as in a surname). Compare French simplet, Italian semplicione.
noun simpletons
- A simple-minded person lacking common sense. The stranger had crossed a sacred line. He had mentioned the men's mothers. Nothing could get him out of a beating now, even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good vocabulary.
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noun simple-minded naive person lacking common sense
| Español | simplón, ababol, panoli, gaznápiro, papanatas, ingenuo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 얼간이 eolgani |
| 日本語 | 鈍間 noroma |
| 中文 | 二百五 ěrbǎiwǔ, 傻瓜 shǎguā, 呆子 dāizi |
| Português | simplório, matarruano, tolo, pateta, papalvo |
| Français | simplet, nigaud, niais, naïf, ingénu |
| Deutsch | Einfaltspinsel, Simpel, Naivling, naiv |
| Italiano | sempliciotto, semplicione, babbeo, minchione |
| Ελληνικά | απλοϊκός aploïkós, αφελής afelís, βλαξ vlax, κορόιδο koróido, χαζός chazós, μωρός morós |
| Română | prost, prostănac, tâmpit, naiv, neghiob |
| Русский | проста́к prosták, простофи́ля prostofílja, рази́ня razínja, недотё́па nedotjópa, остоло́п ostolóp, наивня́к naivnják |
| العربية | مُغَفَّل muḡaffal, سَاذَج sāḏaj |
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title = {simpleton},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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