1. A foolish or gullible person who is lacking common sense: If someone is called a simpleton, it usually means that he or she is easily deceived or not very intelligent.

Anyone who believes what most politicians say is a simpleton.

2. Etymology: from Latin simplex, "simple", literally "one fold", from sim-,"the same" + plicare, "to fold". © ALL rights are reserved.

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