simpleton
pronunciation
How to pronounce simpleton in British English:
UK [ˈsɪmpltən]
How to pronounce simpleton in American English:
US [ˈsɪmpəltən]
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- Noun:
- a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Word Origin
- simpleton (n.)
- 1640s, probably a jocular formation from simple and -ton, suffix extracted from surnames. Compare skimmington, personification of an ill-used spouse, c. 1600.
Example
- 1. The simpleton wants to be with you together forever !
- 2. You 're a real simpleton .
- 3. He did not in the least wish the future mrs. newland archer to be a simpleton .
- 4. Said the lady , shaking her head . " Dete , is the child a simpleton or only saucy ? "
- 5. The other inhabitants took him for a simpleton .