simpleton vs space cadet

space cadet vs simpleton

simpleton and space cadet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
simpleton	Yes	No	No	No
space cadet	Yes	No	No	No

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

simpleton: a person lacking intelligence or common sense
space cadet: someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug)

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, sheep, lame, square, dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person, subnormal, twerp, twirp, twit.

simpleton (noun)	space cadet (noun)
a person lacking intelligence or common sense	someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug)

Difference between simpleton and space cadet

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