(a) A guileless, simple, or unsuspecting person; one devoid of cunning or artifice. (b) One wanting in ordinary knowledge or intelligence; a…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > simpleton (50) innocentc1386 (a) A guileless, simple, or unsuspecting person; one devoid of cunning or artifice. (b) One wanting in ordinary knowledge or intelligence; a… greenhead1576 Frequently in form green head. A raw, inexperienced person; (also) a fool, a simpleton. See head, n.1 11. Now rare. gonyc1580 A booby, a simpleton. ninnyhammer1592 A blockhead; a fool or braggart. chicken1600 A stupid or foolish person; a fool. Cf. goose, n. 1f. Now rare. loach1605 figurative. A simpleton. Obsolete. simplician1605 A simple or ignorant person; a simpleton. hichcock1607 ‘A simpleton’ (Nares). smelt1607 transferred. A simpleton. Obsolete. foppasty1611 ? = foppotee, n. dovea1616 figurative and transferred. A gentle, innocent, or loving woman or child; also †an innocent or simpleton. goslinga1616 figurative. A foolish, inexperienced person; one who is young and ‘green’. funge1621 A person lacking intelligence or common sense; a fool. simplicity1633 An ignorant or foolish person; a simpleton. Obsolete. gewgaw1634 Used depreciatingly of a person. squab1640 A raw, inexperienced person. Obsolete. rare. simpletonian1652 An unintelligent, foolish, or gullible person; a simpleton. ninny-whoop1653 = ninnyhammer, n. softhead1654 colloquial. A person lacking intelligence or common sense; a foolish, silly, or stupid person. Cf. slightly earlier soft-headed, adj. foppotee1663 A simpleton. greenhorn1672 A raw, inexperienced person, esp. a novice in a trade. Also: a recent immigrant. Cf. greener, n.2 sumph1682 A slow-witted or stupid person; a fool, simpleton. Also: a surly or sullen person. sawney1699 colloquial. A simpleton, fool. sillyton1708 A simpleton. gaby?1746 A stupid or foolish person; an idiot; a fool. gobbin?1746 An unintelligent or uneducated person; a fool, an idiot. green goose1768 A simpleton; = goose, n. 1f. Now rare. nin-a-kin1787 Perhaps: a simpleton. Jacob1811 slang. A simpleton. green1824 A greenhorn; a simpleton. Cf. sense A. 8d. Obsolete. sillikin1832 A fool, a simpleton. Also as a playful term of reproof. greeny1834 A greenhorn; an inexperienced person; a newcomer, an immigrant. softhorn1836 a foolish, naive, or inexperienced person. sucker1838 figurative. A greenhorn, simpleton. Originally North American. softie1850 depreciative. A person considered to lack intelligence or common sense, or to be easily imposed on or deceived; a foolish, silly, or simple… dope1851 colloquial (originally dialect). A stupid person, a simpleton, a fool. Also (U.S. slang), a person under the influence of, or addicted to, some… soft1854 colloquial (chiefly English regional). A simple or foolish person. Obsolete. verigreen1854 A very simple or gullible person. peanut1864 colloquial (originally U.S.). A small, unintelligent, or unimportant person (see also quots. 1945, 1968). daftie1872 a daft person. josser1886 A simpleton; a soft or silly fellow. So, in flippant or contemptuous use, a fellow, an (old) chap (see also quots. 1933 1946). naïf1891 A naive person. yapc1894 A fool, someone easily taken in; also, an uncultured or unsophisticated person. dialect and U.S. slang. barm-stick1924 a feeble-minded person (Eng. Dial. Dict.); also attributive. knobhead1931 Used as a disparaging term for a person. North American slang. A stupid or slow-witted person; a dolt, an idiot, a numbskull. sook1933 A stupid or timid person; a coward; a ‘softy’. nig-nog1953 A new or unskilled recruit; a novice; a foolish or naive person. Cf. ning-nong, n. sawn1953 = sawney, n. 2. pronk1959 A fool, an idiot; (also) an ineffectual or effeminate person. stiffy1965 A naïve or stupid person. |
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