Definitions for simpleton

simpleton sim·ple·ton

Spelling: [sim-puh l-tuh n]
IPA: /ˈsɪm pəl tən/

Simpleton is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 757 anagrams from letters in simpleton (eilmnopst).

Definitions for simpleton

noun

  1. an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.

Origin of simpleton

First recorded in 1640-50; simple + -ton

Examples for simpleton

Poor John saw he had been a simpleton himself and departed in silence.

To put it charitably, this is the jurisprudence of the simpleton.

He was more than ever sure that Grannie was a simpleton and Csar a brazen hypocrite.

And another derivation is from bhora, a simpleton or timid person.

Now, won't I give the other simpleton a piece of my mind, too?

As Camille listened to his friend, he contemplated him with all the astonishment of a simpleton.

I was afraid she would take me for a simpleton if I did not do so.

If she was not your grandmother, I should say that she was a simpleton.

Hold your tongue, simpleton; it is not for you to control the decrees of the faculty.

You are such a simpleton, my dear, that one can hardly bear with you.

Word Value for simpleton
Scrable

13

Words with friends

17

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