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[ UK /sˈɪmpə‍ltən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a person lacking intelligence or common sense

How To Use simpleton In A Sentence

  • The hero of the epic is at once sciolist and simpleton, ‘knowing many things, but knowing them all badly’. Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
  • The hero of the epic is at once sciolist and simpleton, 'knowing many things, but knowing them all badly'. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
  • This is Heartbeat meets The Royal meets Where the Heart Is, set in the quaint 1950s Northern Englandshire of classic motorbikes ridden by be-goggled simpletons with wholesome wives dressed in floral pinnies.
  • That one comment made you look like a real hoser to all the simpletons on this, what the heck is this place anyway? Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » It’s Not Over When it’s Over
  • Whether the theory truly tipped non-violent musers into killers, or whether it merely gave a pretext to psychopaths, simpletons and romantics to commit murders, is unclear.
  • He orientated himself slowly, like a simpleton, arms outstretched, turning gradually as if surrounded by tormentors. THE LAST RAVEN
  • And it means you engage in simpleton, “just world” thinking. Think Progress » Bachmann: Bill Clinton Is Trying To ‘Celebrate’ The Oklahoma City Bombing And ‘Take [Me] Out’
  • Her characters are selfish and suspicious simpletons.
  • A collection of simpletons and self serving misfits that do not merit their status and salaries.
  • So brainwashing became a pejorative, and the phrase ‘you've been brainwashed,’ a term of reproach, as if the prisoner had become addlebrained, or a simpleton, during his captivity.
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