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simpleton
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
simpleton
noun
sim·ple·ton ˈsim-pəl-tən 
: a person lacking in common sense
Synonyms
Example Sentences
The instructions were so complicated I felt like a complete simpleton. his silly antics at office parties have earned him a reputation as a simpleton
Recent Examples on the Web White brought a similar whiplash to Rose Nylund, the oracle of St. Olaf, Minnesota, and The Golden Girls’ complicated simpleton. 
Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2022 There can’t be anything more transparent than Manfred’s nail-pounding support for the beleaguered A’s in their battle against the simpleton officials of Oakland. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2021 It is sometimes used as a synonym for uncouth or a simpleton. David Luhnow And Juan Montes, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021 Korean media has long perpetuated the stereotype of the migrant worker as a simpleton with broken language and exaggerated mannerisms, and Saeji said Ali doesn’t completely transcend that. NBC News, 8 Oct. 2021 Just because your simpleton that can only carry drinks and food to a table does not mean the rest of us need to risk a virus. Ann Norman, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2020 Some historians emphasize the intellectual prowess of fascist dictators to imply that Trump is a simpleton or a moron. Federico Finchelstein, The New Republic, 20 Aug. 2020 The tale is bookended by the 15-year-old Kafka and the elderly Nakata, a simpleton who communicates with cats. Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2020 Todd was always an only-half-knowable grotesque, one of those Jim Thompson-y fellas who could be a lucky simpleton or an evil genius. Darren Franich, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2019 See More
Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2022 There can’t be anything more transparent than Manfred’s nail-pounding support for the beleaguered A’s in their battle against the simpleton officials of Oakland. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2021 It is sometimes used as a synonym for uncouth or a simpleton. David Luhnow And Juan Montes, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021 Korean media has long perpetuated the stereotype of the migrant worker as a simpleton with broken language and exaggerated mannerisms, and Saeji said Ali doesn’t completely transcend that. NBC News, 8 Oct. 2021 Just because your simpleton that can only carry drinks and food to a table does not mean the rest of us need to risk a virus. Ann Norman, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2020 Some historians emphasize the intellectual prowess of fascist dictators to imply that Trump is a simpleton or a moron. Federico Finchelstein, The New Republic, 20 Aug. 2020 The tale is bookended by the 15-year-old Kafka and the elderly Nakata, a simpleton who communicates with cats. Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2020 Todd was always an only-half-knowable grotesque, one of those Jim Thompson-y fellas who could be a lucky simpleton or an evil genius. Darren Franich, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
simple entry 1 + -ton (as in surnames such as Washington)
First Known Use
circa 1630, in the meaning defined above
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