Definition
A person who is not very intelligent or quick to understand things.
Etymology
From 'simple' (Latin: simplex, meaning 'one-fold') plus the suffix '-ton' (meaning a person or thing). The word emerged in the 16th century to describe someone of simple or limited mind.
Kelly Says
The suffix '-ton' in 'simpleton' comes from Old English and gave us other words like 'skeleton' and 'singleton'—it's a pattern for making nouns that means 'a person who is X,' and was especially popular during the Renaissance when English was actively creating new words.
Translations
BGБългарски
простак
pros-TAK
CSČeština
prostý člověk
pros-TEE chlo-vek
DEDeutsch
Einfaltspinsel
AIN-falts-pin-zel
ELΕλληνικά
ανόητος
a-NO-i-tos
FAفارسی
ساده لوح
sa-de looh
FRFrançais
simplet
samp-LE
HRHrvatski
glupan
GLOO-pan
HUMagyar
egyszerű ember
ED-ser-ruu EM-ber
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang bodoh
o-rang BO-doh
ITItaliano
sciocco
SHOK-ko
LTLietuvių
kvailys
KVAI-lees
LVLatviešu
muļķis
MUL-kis
MNМонгол
тэнэг хүн
te-neg khun
MSBahasa Melayu
orang bodoh
o-rang BO-doh
MYမြန်မာ
အရူးအမူး
a-yu-a-mu
NLNederlands
sukkel
SUK-kel
PLPolski
prostak
PROS-tak
PTPortuguês
simplório
sim-PLO-ryo
RUРусский
простак
pros-TAK
SKSlovenčina
prostý človek
pros-TEE chlo-vek
SLSlovenščina
neumen
ne-U-men
SWKiswahili
mpumbavu
m-pum-BA-vu
TEతెలుగు
వెర్రివాడు
ver-ri-vaa-du
UKУкраїнська
простак
pros-TAK
VITiếng Việt
người ngốc
nguoi ngoc