simpleton

sim·ple·ton

noun \ˈsim-pəl-tən\

Definition of SIMPLETON

: a person lacking in common sense

Examples of SIMPLETON

1. The instructions were so complicated I felt like a complete simpleton.
2. <his silly antics at office parties have earned him a reputation as a simpleton>

Origin of SIMPLETON

¹simple + -ton (as in surnames such as Washington)

First Known Use: circa 1630

Related to SIMPLETON

Synonyms: berk [British], booby, charlie (also charley) [British], cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, ding-dong, dipstick, doofus [slang], featherhead, git [British], goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, mooncalf, nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, nut, nutcase, simp, fool, turkey, yo-yo

Antonyms: brain, genius

Related Words: daredevil; madman, madwoman; airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, cretin, dodo, dolt, donkey, dope, dork [slang], dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, gander, goon, half-wit, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, know-nothing, knucklehead, moron, numskull (or numbskull), pinhead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schlump [slang], schnook [slang], stock; featherbrain, scatterbrain; butt, dupe, laughingstock, mockery, monkey; chump, loser, schlemiel (also shlemiel); character, codger, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, kook, oddball, screwball, weirdo

Near Antonyms: sage, thinker; brain, genius

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