Simpleton

  • 11simpleton —   Wa awa a, wa awa a iki; Wa awa a iki na aupō (ignorant stupid one; name of a legendary simpleton). See lunkhead …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 12Simpleton (reggae artist) — Infobox musical artist Name = Simpleton Img capt = Simpleton (1971 2004) Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica Genre = Reggae, Ska Years active = 1992 ndash;1998 Label = Greensleeves, VA,… …

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  • 13simpleton, you —    ‘Is that poetry, you poor simpleton?’ asks a man of his friend, in Magnus Merriman, by Eric Linklater. Simpleton first appears in the mid seventeenth century, apparently a fanciful formation based on simple and inspired by last names such as… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 14simpleton — noun Etymology: 1simple + ton (as in surnames such as Washington) Date: circa 1630 a person lacking in common sense …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15simpleton — /sim peuhl teuhn/, n. an ignorant, foolish, or silly person. [1640 50; SIMPLE + TON] Syn. dolt, fool, numskull, blockhead, ninny, dope. * * * …

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  • 16simpleton — Synonyms and related words: ament, born fool, bungler, clot, congenital idiot, cretin, defective, dullard, dullhead, dumbbell, dummkopf, dummy, golem, half wit, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, juggins, mongoloid idiot, moron, natural, natural idiot,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 17Simpleton — Tåbe …

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  • 18simpleton — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dunce, blockhead, moron, ninny, nincompoop, innocent, fool, nitwit, dope (sl.), jerk (sl.). See folly, ignorance. Ant., sage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. clod, idiot, bungler; see fool 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 19simpleton — sim|ple|ton [ˈsımpəltən] n old fashioned [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: simple + ton (probably as in names like Washington)] someone who has a very low level of intelligence …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20simpleton — sim|ple|ton [ sımpltən ] noun count OLD FASHIONED someone who is not very intelligent and knows little about the world …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English