simpleton vs fool

fool vs simpleton

simpleton and fool both are nouns.

simpleton is not a verb while fool is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
simpleton	Yes	No	No	No
fool	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fool is a hyponym of simpleton; that is, fool is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than simpleton:

simpleton: a person lacking intelligence or common sense
fool: a person who lacks good judgment

Other hyponyms of simpleton include airhead, dimwit, doofus, half-wit, nitwit, dingbat, boob, booby, dope, dumbbell, dummy, pinhead, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool, changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard, idiot savant, nebbech, nebbish, nincompoop, ninny, poop, forgetful person, scatterbrain, schlemiel, shlemiel, schlep, schlepper, shlep, shlepper, schnook, shnook, sheep, space cadet, lame, square, dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person, subnormal, twerp, twirp, twit.

simpleton (noun)	fool (noun)
a person lacking intelligence or common sense	a person who lacks good judgment
	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
	a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

simpleton (verb)	fool (verb)
	indulge in horseplay
	fool or hoax
	spend frivolously and unwisely
	make a fool or dupe of

Difference between simpleton and fool

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