Antonyms for simpleton


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sim-puhl-tuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪm pəl tən


Definition of simpleton

Origin :
  • 1640s, probably a jocular formation from simple and -ton, suffix extracted from surnames. Cf. skimmington, personification of an ill-used spouse," c.1600.
  • noun fool
Example sentences :
  • Hold your tongue, simpleton; it is not for you to control the decrees of the faculty.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • You are such a simpleton, my dear, that one can hardly bear with you.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • If she was not your grandmother, I should say that she was a simpleton.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • As Camille listened to his friend, he contemplated him with all the astonishment of a simpleton.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • He was more than ever sure that Grannie was a simpleton and Csar a brazen hypocrite.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Now, won't I give the other simpleton a piece of my mind, too?
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
  • Poor John saw he had been a simpleton himself and departed in silence.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • I was afraid she would take me for a simpleton if I did not do so.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • And another derivation is from bhora, a simpleton or timid person.
  • Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell
  • They had three sons, two of them with their wits about them, but the third a simpleton.
  • Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston

Synonyms for simpleton

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