simpleton vs sheep

sheep vs simpleton

simpleton and sheep both are nouns.

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

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

simpleton: a person lacking intelligence or common sense
sheep: a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

Other hyponyms of simpleton include airhead, dimwit, doofus, half-wit, nitwit, dingbat, boob, booby, dope, dumbbell, dummy, pinhead, fool, 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, space cadet, lame, square, dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person, subnormal, twerp, twirp, twit.

simpleton (noun)	sheep (noun)
a person lacking intelligence or common sense	woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
	a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
	a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

Difference between simpleton and sheep

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