Definition of simpleton

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sim·ple·ton

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n) KEY

NOUN:

A person who is felt to be deficient in judgment, good sense, or intelligence; a fool.

ETYMOLOGY:
simple + -ton (as in surnames such as Chesterton, Singleton)

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