Simpleton

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person who is felt to be deficient in judgment, good sense, or intelligence; a fool.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A simple person lacking common sense.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A person of weak intellect; a silly person.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A person of limited or feeble intelligence; a foolish or silly person.
  • n. The American dunlin, purre, or ox-bird. See cut under dunlin.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    person    mortal    individual    someone    soul    somebody   
    Cross Reference
    blockhead    fool   
    Hyponym
    nebbech    nebbish    stupid    schlep    space cadet    idiot savant    fool    forgetful person    dimwit    twerp   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    simple    stupid    lightheaded    wantwit    jay    nincompoop    geck    gaby    gawky    gawk   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dunce    dullard    ninny    ignoramus    bumpkin    dolt    oaf    churl    blockhead    weakling