Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory, informal)A simple-minded person lacking common sense.

    Einfaltspinsel, Simpel, Naivling

    проста́кprosták, простофи́ляprostofílja, рази́няrazínja

    a person lacking intelligence or common sense

Examples

9 sentences
  1. He seems like a bent-over simpleton.

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  2. Well, did you manage to fool this simpleton?

    ruНу что, получилось у тебя околпачить этого простофилю? — paul_lingvo

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  3. First we need to figure out how to fool this simpleton.

    ruСперва нам надо выяснить, как обдурить этого простофилю. — paul_lingvo

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  4. Tom is a simpleton.

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  5. Based on the way he formulated his arguments, one could tell that he was a simpleton.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
simple-minded naive person lacking common sense:
Deutsch
simple-minded naive person lacking common sense:

Forms

plural: simpletons
Singularsimpleton
Pluralsimpletons

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person lacking intelligence or common sense:simple

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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