feather-brained
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feather-brained — Som eone who s feather brained is silly, empty headed and not serious … The small dictionary of idiomes
feather-brained — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ silly or absent minded … English terms dictionary
feather-brained — feathˈer brained (also feathˈer headed) adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑feather * * * feather brained UK [ˈfeðə(r) ˌbreɪnd] US [ˈfeðər ˌbreɪnd] adjective informal very silly Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
feather-brained — featherbrained feath er*brained, feather brained feath er brained, a. Giddy; frivolous; lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; feather headed. [Colloq.] Syn: airheaded, dizzy, empty headed, giddy, lightheaded, light headed, silly. [1913 Webster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feather-brained — feath|er brained [ feðər ,breınd ] adjective INFORMAL very silly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feather-brained — UK [ˈfeðə(r) ˌbreɪnd] / US [ˈfeðər ˌbreɪnd] adjective informal very silly … English dictionary
Feather-head — Feath er head , n. A frivolous or feather brained person. [Colloq.] H. James. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feather — n. & v. n. 1 any of the appendages growing from a bird s skin, with a horny hollow stem and fine strands. 2 one or more of these as decoration etc. 3 (collect.) a plumage. b game birds. v. 1 tr. cover or line with feathers. 2 tr. Rowing turn (an… … Useful english dictionary
-brained — [[t] breɪnd[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED (disapproval) You can combine brained with nouns to form adjectives which describe the quality of someone s mind when you consider that person to be rather stupid. → See also hare brained ...our refined but… … English dictionary
feather-brain — noun a feather brained or stupid person (especially a woman) … Wiktionary
