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[-tən]noun (a foolish person.) niais, niaise -
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['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) simple2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) simple3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) simple4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) pur et simple5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) naïf6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) niais•- simplicity - simplification - simplified - simplify - simply - simple-minded - simple-mindedness -
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A n1 ○ ( person) as an actress, she's a natural c'est une actrice née ; he's a natural for the role of Hamlet il est fait pour jouer Hamlet ;3 ‡( simpleton) imbécile mf.B adj1 ( not artificial or man-made) [phenomenon, force, disaster, harbour, light, resources, process, progression, beauty, material, food] naturel/-elle ; the natural world le monde naturel ; in its natural state à l'état naturel ;2 (usual, normal) naturel/-elle, normal ; it's natural to do/to be c'est normal de faire/d'être ; it's natural for sb to do c'est normal que qn fasse ; the natural thing to do would be to protest la chose la plus normale serait de protester ; it's only natural c'est tout à fait naturel ; it's not natural! ce n'est pas normal! ; to die of natural causes mourir de mort naturelle or de sa belle mort ; death from natural causes Jur mort naturelle ; for the rest of one's natural life Jur à vie ;3 ( innate) [gift, talent, emotion, trait] inné ; [artist, professional, storyteller] né ; [affinity] naturel/-elle ; a natural advantage (of person, party, country) un atout ;4 ( unaffected) [person, manner] simple, naturel/-elle ; try and look more natural essaie d'avoir l'air plus naturel ; -
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Simpleton — Sim ple*ton, n. [Cf. F. simplet, It. semplicione.] A person of weak intellect; a silly person. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
simpleton — 1640s, jocular formation from SIMPLE (Cf. simple) and ton, suffix extracted from surnames … Etymology dictionary
simpleton — *fool, moron, imbecile, idiot, natural … New Dictionary of Synonyms
simpleton — [n] fool birdbrain*, blockhead*, bonehead*, boob*, buffoon, clod*, clown, dimwit*, dolt*, dope*, dunce, dunderhead*, fathead*, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, jerk*, lamebrain*, lunkhead*, moron, nitwit, numskull*, oaf, stooge*; concepts 412,423 … New thesaurus
simpleton — ► NOUN ▪ a foolish or gullible person … English terms dictionary
simpleton — [sim′pəltən] n. [< SIMPLE, after proper names ending in ton] a person who is stupid or easily deceived; fool … English World dictionary
Simpleton — A simpleton is one who is simple.Simpleton can also refer to: *Simpleton (reggae artist), a 1990s Jamaican reggae artist * The Mayor of Simpleton , a song by British New Wave band XTC … Wikipedia
simpleton — [[t]sɪ̱mp(ə)ltən[/t]] simpletons N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a simpleton, you think they are easily deceived or not very intelligent. But Ian s such a simpleton , she laughed... He was a lightweight, a political simpleton … English dictionary
simpleton — noun A simple person lacking common sense. The stranger had crossed a sacred line. He had mentioned the mens mothers. Nothing could get him out of a beating now, even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good… … Wiktionary
simpleton — UK [ˈsɪmp(ə)lt(ə)n] / US [ˈsɪmp(ə)ltən] noun [countable] Word forms simpleton : singular simpleton plural simpletons old fashioned someone who is not very intelligent and knows little about the world … English dictionary
simpleton — Wa awa a, wa awa a iki; Wa awa a iki na aupō (ignorant stupid one; name of a legendary simpleton). See lunkhead … English-Hawaiian dictionary