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Definition of Simpleton
1. Noun. A person lacking intelligence or common sense.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Airhead, Dimwit, Doofus, Half-wit, Nitwit, Dingbat, Boob, Booby, Dope, Dumbbell, Dummy, Pinhead, Fool, Muggins, Sap, Saphead, Tomfool, Changeling, Cretin, Half-wit, Idiot, Imbecile, Moron, Retard, Idiot Savant, Nebbech, Nebbish, Nincompoop, Ninny, Poop, Forgetful Person, Scatterbrain, Schlemiel, Shlemiel, Schlep, Schlepper, Shlep, Shlepper, Schnook, Shnook, Sheep, Space Cadet, Lame, Square, Dolt, Dullard, Pillock, Poor Fish, Pudden-head, Pudding Head, Stupe, Stupid, Stupid Person, Subnormal, Twerp, Twirp, Twit
Definition of Simpleton
1. n. A person of weak intellect; a silly person.
Definition of Simpleton
1. Noun. (pejorative) A simple person lacking common sense. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Simpleton
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Simpleton
Literary usage of Simpleton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"Beaten down and entangled. East. NICK-NINNY,». A simpleton. South. ... The nape
of the neck. West. Ni u» (COCK, ». A noodle, or simpleton. ..."
2. Illustrated History of Ancient Literature, Oriental and Classical by John Duncan Quackenbos (1878)
"A simpleton, wishing to swim, was nearly drowned; whereupon he swore that he
would never ... A simpleton, visiting a sick person, inquired about his health. ..."
3. Hedda Gabler: A Drama in Four Acts by Henrik Ibsen, Edmund Gosse (1891)
"No, no, no ! I wish to go home alone! Now, at once! HEDDA. Nonsense! You shall
have tea first, you little simpleton. And then, at ten o'clock, ..."
4. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"Beaten down and entangled. East. NICK-NINNY,». A simpleton. South. ... The nape
of the neck. West. Ni u» (COCK, ». A noodle, or simpleton. ..."
5. Illustrated History of Ancient Literature, Oriental and Classical by John Duncan Quackenbos (1878)
"A simpleton, wishing to swim, was nearly drowned; whereupon he swore that he
would never ... A simpleton, visiting a sick person, inquired about his health. ..."
6. Hedda Gabler: A Drama in Four Acts by Henrik Ibsen, Edmund Gosse (1891)
"No, no, no ! I wish to go home alone! Now, at once! HEDDA. Nonsense! You shall
have tea first, you little simpleton. And then, at ten o'clock, ..."
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