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sim·ple·ton 
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| an ignorant, foolish, or silly person. |
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simpleton
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n. A person who is felt to be deficient in judgment, good sense, or intelligence; a fool. [simple + -ton (as in surnames such as Chesterton, Singleton).] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
simpleton
1650, jocular formation from simple and -ton, suffix extracted from surnames.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| simpleton | |
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| a person lacking intelligence or common sense |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈsimpleton [-tən] noun
a foolish person
See also: simplified, simplify, simply, simple-minded, simplification, simple, simplicity
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Simpleton
Sim"ple*ton\, n. [Cf. F. simplet, It. semplicione.] A person of weak intellect; a silly person.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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