Simpleton Definition

sĭmpəl-tən
simpletons
noun
simpletons
A person who is stupid or easily deceived; fool.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Simpleton

Noun

Singular:
simpleton
Plural:
simpletons

Origin of Simpleton

  • simple + -ton (as in a surname). Abbreviation of simple Tony or Anthony (Grose 1811 Dictionary). Compare French simplet, Italian semplicione.

    From Wiktionary

  • simple -ton (as in surnames such as Chesterton, Singleton)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Simpleton Sentence Examples

  • You won't give it me, you little celibate simpleton.

  • The fears of the sister have added to the weakness of the woman; but she is by no means a simpleton in general.

  • For the first time brawny Sanjay Dutt is seen as a village simpleton wearing a dhoti.

  • In fact the first person that Burke kills is the local simpleton who has discovered his secret.

  • You wo n't give it me, you little celibate simpleton.

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Words Starting With

SSISIM

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NONTON

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