Simpleton

/ˈsɪmpəltən/ noun

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

AFAfrikaans
sot
sot
AMአማርኛ
ደደብ
de-deb
ARالعربية
أحمق
ahmaq
BGБългарски
простак
pros-TAK
BNবাংলা
বোকা
bo-ka
CACatalà
ximple
SHIM-ple
CSČeština
prostý člověk
pros-TEE chlo-vek
DADansk
tosse
TOS-se
DEDeutsch
Einfaltspinsel
AIN-falts-pin-zel
ELΕλληνικά
ανόητος
a-NO-i-tos
ESEspañol
bobo
BO-bo
ETEesti
loll
loll
EUEuskara
ergel
er-GEL
FAفارسی
ساده لوح
sa-de looh
FISuomi
tyhmä
TYH-ma
FRFrançais
simplet
samp-LE
GLGalego
parvo
PAR-vo
HEעברית
טיפש
ti-FESH
HIहिन्दी
मूर्ख
moor-KH
HRHrvatski
glupan
GLOO-pan
HUMagyar
egyszerű ember
ED-ser-ruu EM-ber
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang bodoh
o-rang BO-doh
ITItaliano
sciocco
SHOK-ko
JA日本語
間抜け
ma-nu-ke
KO한국어
멍청이
meong-cheong-i
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
NONorsk
tosk
tosk
PLPolski
prostak
PROS-tak
PTPortuguês
simplório
sim-PLO-ryo
RORomână
prost
prost
RUРусский
простак
pros-TAK
SKSlovenčina
prostý človek
pros-TEE chlo-vek
SLSlovenščina
neumen
ne-U-men
SRСрпски
глупан
gloo-PAN
SVSvenska
dåre
DO-re
SWKiswahili
mpumbavu
m-pum-BA-vu
TAதமிழ்
முட்டாள்
mut-tal
TEతెలుగు
వెర్రివాడు
ver-ri-vaa-du
THไทย
คนโง่
kon ngo
TRTürkçe
budala
bu-da-LA
UKУкраїнська
простак
pros-TAK
URاردو
بیوقوف
be-wa-KOOF
VITiếng Việt
người ngốc
nguoi ngoc
ZH中文
傻瓜
shǎ guā

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