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sim⋅ple⋅ton
[sim-puh
l-tuhn] 
–noun
| an ignorant, foolish, or silly person. |
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| sim·ple·ton (sĭm'pəl-tən) 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).] |
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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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Language Translation for : simpleton
Spanish:
inocentón, simplón,
German:
der Einfaltspinsel,
Japanese:
ばかな人
simpleton
1650, jocular formation from simple and -ton, suffix extracted from surnames.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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