SIMPLETON

Meaning of SIMPLETON in English

■ noun a foolish or gullible person.

Origin

C17: from simple , on the pattern of surnames derived from place names ending in -ton .

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

SIMPLETON — naivon, ásino
English interlingue dictionary
SIMPLETON — bugok;hungog
English-Visayan vocabulary
SIMPLETON — noun Etymology: 1simple + -ton (as in surnames such as Washington) Date: circa 1630 a person lacking in common sense
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIMPLETON — ˈsimpəlt ə n, -tən noun ( -s ) Etymology: simple (I) + -ton, as in skimmington : a simpleminded person …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIMPLETON — (n.) A person of weak intellect; a silly person.
Английский словарь Webster
SIMPLETON — ( n. ) A person of weak intellect; a silly person.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIMPLETON — /sim"peuhl teuhn/ , n. an ignorant, foolish, or silly person. [ 1640-50; SIMPLE + -TON ] Syn . dolt, fool, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIMPLETON — n. idiot, fool, person lacking common sense
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SIMPLETON — noun Etymology: simple (I) + -ton (as in surnames such as Washington ) Date: circa 1630 : a person lacking …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIMPLETON — noun a person of weak intellect; a silly person.
Webster English vocab
SIMPLETON — [sim.ple.ton] n [[1]simple + -ton (as in surnames such as Washington)] (1650): a person lacking in common sense
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIMPLETON — simpleton BrE AmE ˈsɪmp ə l t ə n ▷ simpleton|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIMPLETON — / ˈsɪmpltən; NAmE / noun ( old-fashioned ) a person who is not very intelligent and can be tricked easily …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIMPLETON — sim ‧ ple ‧ ton /ˈsɪmp ə ltən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] old-fashioned [ Word Family: noun : ↑ simplicity …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIMPLETON — n. a foolish, gullible, or halfwitted person. [SIMPLE after surnames f. place-names in -ton]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIMPLETON — n. a foolish, gullible, or halfwitted person. [ SIMPLE after surnames f. place-names in -ton ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIMPLETON — n. a foolish, gullible, or halfwitted person. Etymology: SIMPLE after surnames f. place-names in -ton
Oxford English vocab
SIMPLETON — ( simpletons) If you call someone a simpleton , you think they are easily deceived or not very intelligent. ‘But …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIMPLETON — (~s) If you call someone a ~, you think they are easily deceived or not very intelligent. ‘But Ian’s such …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SIMPLETON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He did not in the least wish the future Mrs Newland Archer to be a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIMPLETON — [noun] [C] [dated] [informal] [disapproving] - a person without the usual ability to reason and understandTheir second child was a …
Cambridge English vocab
SIMPLETON — Synonyms and related words : ament, born fool, bungler, clot, congenital idiot, cretin, defective, dullard, dullhead, dumbbell, dummkopf, dummy, golem, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIMPLETON — Abbreviation of simple Tony or Anthony, a foolish fellow.
Slang English vocab
SIMPLETON — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: FOOL 4, ament, cretin, ||feeb, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, natural, zany 2 Synonyms: DUNCE , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SIMPLETON — noun 1. Synonyms: fool 4, ament, cretin, ||feeb, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, natural, zany 2. Synonyms: dunce , dullard, dullhead, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIMPLETON — n. 25B6; noun . See fool noun sense 1.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIMPLETON — сущ. простак, простофиля, дурачок Syn : moron простак; простофиля simpleton простак
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIMPLETON — simpleton.ogg ʹsımp(ə)lt(ə)n n простак; простофиля
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIMPLETON — simpleton сущ.простак, простофиля, дурачок Syn:moron
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SIMPLETON — сущ. простак, простофиля, дурачок Syn : moron простак; простофиля simpleton простак
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIMPLETON — n. Pronunciation: ' sim-p ə l-t ə n Function: noun Etymology: 1 simple + -ton (as in surnames such as …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SIMPLETON — Простак
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SIMPLETON — (n) простак; простофиля
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SIMPLETON — n простак; простофиля
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SIMPLETON — n простак; простофиля
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SIMPLETON — n. простак, простофиля
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SIMPLETON — n. простак, простофиля
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SIMPLETON — сущ. простак, простофиля, дурачок Syn: moron
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SIMPLETON — сущ. простак, простофиля, дурачок Syn: moron
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SIMPLETON — _n. простак _Syn: moron
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SIMPLETON — n. простак Syn: moron
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SIMPLETON — _n. простак
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SIMPLETON — Дурачок
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SIMPLETON — [n.] простак, недалёкий человек
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
SIMPLETON — n простак, недалёкий человек
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
SIMPLETON — простак
English-Russian Online Dictionary
SIMPLETON — простак
Англо-Русский словарь

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