simpleton

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪmpəltən/

Noun

simpleton (plural simpletons)

1. (pejorative) A simple-minded person lacking common sense.
   • 2001 — Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p 92

     The stranger had crossed a sacred line. He had mentioned the men's mothers. Nothing could get him out of a beating now, even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good vocabulary.

Translations

• French: simplet, nigaud, niais, naïf, ingénu
• German: Einfaltspinsel, Simpel, Naivling, naiv
• Italian: sempliciotto, semplicione , babbeo, minchione
• Portuguese: simplório, matarruano, tolo, pateta, papalvo
• Russian: проста́к
• Spanish: simplón, ababol, panoli, gaznápiro, papanatas, ingenuo

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