SIMPLE SIMON

Meaning of SIMPLE SIMON in English

■ noun a foolish or gullible person.

Origin

prob. from the name of a character in various nursery rhymes.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SIMPLE SIMON — a simpleton. [ 1775-85; after the nursery rhyme character ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIMPLE SIMON — ˌSimple ˈSimon BrE AmE noun a stupid person who believes everything he is told, from the name of a stupid …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIMPLE SIMON — a name used to refer to a foolish man or boy. Originally it was the name of a foolish boy …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SIMPLE SIMON — простак
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIMPLE SIMON — простак
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIMPLE SIMON — простак
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SIMPLE SIMON — простак
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SIMPLE SIMON — простак
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SIMPLE SIMON — простак
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SIMPLE SIMON — простак
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SIMPLE SIMON — n AmE sl 1) The guy'll never be a simple Simon. He's hooked for life — Этот парень уже не завяжет. Он …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SIMPLE SIMON — n AmE sl 1) The guy'll never be a simple Simon. He's hooked for life — Этот парень уже не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SIMPLE SIMON — simple Simon n AmE sl 1. The guy'll never be a simple Simon. He's hooked for life Этот парень уже …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SIMPLE SIMON — 1) The guy'll never be a simple Simon. He's hooked for life — Этот парень уже не завяжет. Он сел …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SIMPLE SIMON — простак
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIMPLE SIMON — простак
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIMON — Simon nprm Simon; Simon le Mago Simon Magus
Interlingua English vocab
SIMON — I. noun Etymology: Greek Simōn, from Hebrew Shim‘ōn Date: before 12th century peter , one of the twelve disciples of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIMON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Cameron Simon Dubnow Simon Markovich Fraser Simon Gallieni Joseph Simon Kaufman George Simon Kuznets …
Английский словарь Британика
SIMPLE — I. ˈsimpəl adjective ( simpler -p(ə)lə(r) ; simplest -p(ə)lə̇st) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, plain, uncomplicated, artless, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIMPLE — (a.) Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a …
Английский словарь Webster
SIMPLE — ( a. ) Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIMPLE — — simpleness , n. /sim"peuhl/ , adj., simpler, simplest , n. adj. 1. easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIMON — /suy"meuhn/ ; Fr. /see mawonn"/ for 7 , n. 1. the original name of the apostle Peter. Cf. Peter . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIMON — n. male first name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SIMPLE — I. ˈsim-pəl adjective ( sim·pler -p(ə-)lər ; sim·plest -p(ə-)ləst) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin simplus, alteration of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIMON — I. ˈsī-mən noun Etymology: Greek Simōn, from Hebrew Shim‘ōn Date: before 12th century 1. : peter — called also Simon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIMPLE — adj humble; lowly; undistinguished. 2. simple ·adj a drawloom. 3. simple ·adj mere; not other than; being only. 4. simple …
Webster English vocab
SIMPLE — [sim.ple] adj sim.pler ; sim.plest [ME, fr. OF, plain, uncomplicated, artless, fr. L simplus, simplex, lit., single; L simplus fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIMON — [Si.mon] n [Gk Simon, fr. Heb Shim'on] 1: peter--called also Simon Peter 2: one of the twelve disciples of Jesus--called …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIMPLE — simple BrE AmE ˈsɪmp ə l ▷ simpler ˈsɪmp lə AmE \ -l ə r ▷ simples ˈsɪmp ə lz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIMON — Simon BrE AmE ˈsaɪm ən —but as a French name, siː ˈmɒ̃ ‖ -ˈmoʊn —French [ si mɔ̃ ] ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIMPLE — / ˈsɪmpl; NAmE / adjective ( sim·pler , sim·plest ) HELP NOTE : You can also use more simple and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIMPLE — sim ‧ ple S1 W1 /ˈsɪmp ə l/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative simpler , superlative simplest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIMON — I. Si ‧ mon, Neil /ˈsaɪmən, niːl/ BrE AmE (1927–) a US writer of many humorous plays and films such …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIMPLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty (a simple explanation; a simple task). 2 not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIMPLE — adj. & n. adj. 1 easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty (a simple explanation; a simple task). 2 not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIMPLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty (a simple explanation; a simple task). 2 not …
Oxford English vocab
SIMPLE — ( simpler, simplest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you describe …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIMPLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a primitive/simple creature (= one with only a few cells ) ▪ primitive creatures like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIMPLE — (NO MORE THAN) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - without anything more or otherI didn't break the window - that's …
Cambridge English vocab
SIMON — n. Buckner Simon Bolivar Cameron Simon Dubnow Simon Markovich Fraser Simon Gallieni Joseph Simon Kaufman George Simon Kuznets Simon Smith …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SIMPLE — Synonyms and related words : Attic, Bohemian, Ciceronian, Mickey Mouse, Spartan, a certain, absolute, aesthetic, affable, amateur, an, any, any …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIMON — n 1. the "tortured artist" half of a pair of people. ("He's the Simon in that relationship.") Origin: refers to …
Slang English vocab
SIMON — Sixpence. Simple Simon: a natural, a silly fellow; Simon Suck-egg, sold his wife for an addle duck-egg.
Slang English vocab
SIMPLE — INDEX: simple/not complicated 1. when methods, systems, explanations, or words are not complicated 2. when machines or tools are not …
Longman Activator English vocab
SIMPLE — n. 25B6; adjective it's really pretty simple : STRAIGHTFORWARD, easy, uncomplicated, uninvolved, effortless, painless, undemanding, elementary, child's play; informal as …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIMON — (1927– ) a US writer of mainly comedy plays, many of which have also appeared as films. He began in …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SIMON — разг. саймон (см. (sixpence)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
SIMPLE — adj. 1 uncomplicated, plain, uninvolved, unsophisticated, understandable, intelligible, (easily) understood, comprehensible, clear, lucid, straightforward, easy, elementary, basic At the age …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SIMON — minos
Anagrams English vocabulary
SIMON — [Other] The magician of Samaria (Acts 8:9) who bewitched the people with his magic. St Peter condemned him, for wanting …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
SIMON — (contracted form of Simeon, a hearing). â Son of Mattathias. See: Maccabees â Son of Onias the high priest, whose …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SIMON — that hears; that obeys
Bible Names English vocab
SIMON — Simple, epicurean. Passed an uneventful life with the exception of an encounter with a confectioner near the fair grounds. The …
Who is who English vocabulary
SIMPLE — 1. прил. 1) несложный, простой, легкий It was a rather simple task. ≈ Это было довольно простое задание. Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIMON — сущ. Саймон Саймон
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIMON — сущ. Саймон Саймон
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIMON — Семён
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SIMPLE — simple.ogg 1. ʹsımp(ə)l n 1. 1> собир. простой люд; беднота 2> простой человек; бедняк 2. простак, недотёпа 3. составляющее, ингредиент, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIMON — n (мужское имя) 1> Саймон 2> библ. Симон
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIMPLE — 1) несложный 2) нещелевой 3) однобережный 4) простой 5) элементарный • simple to operate — простой в обращении; простой в эксплуатации - absolutely simple - algebraically simple - almost …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SIMON — сущ.Саймон
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SIMON — (n) саймон; симон
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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