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Definitions of simpleton:

part of speech: noun

One who is foolish or weak- minded.

part of speech: noun

A simple person: a weak or foolish person.

part of speech: noun

A person of weak intellect; a silly person.

Usage examples for simpleton:

• " He thinks me a simpleton of course," she thought- perfectly unconscious that Oliver was not thinking of her wits at all, but of the wonderful rose- pink of her flesh. "Virginia", Ellen Glasgow

• And then, the moment I set eyes on you, there was I saying to myself that I was the simpleton for neither at Lowell nor Boston had I ever met a girl like yourself. "Maria Chapdelaine A Tale of the Lake St. John Country", Louis Hemon

• But you are a simpleton and it is wearisome to have anything to do with you. "Favorite Fairy Tales", Logan Marshall

• Vernon remarked in simpleton style. "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith