bird-brained

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [burd breynd]
- /bɜrd breɪnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [burd breynd]
- /bɜrd breɪnd/

Definitions of bird-brained word

adjective bird-brained silly; stupid 3
noun bird-brained a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person. 1
adjective bird-brained Alternative form of birdbrained. 0

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Origin of bird-brained

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; bird + brain

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Parts of speech for Bird-brained

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Bird-brained

bird-brained popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for bird-brained

adj bird-brained

featherbrain — a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.
flighty — given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
harebrained — giddy; reckless.
scatterbrained — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
silly — weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.

All 9 Synonyms of bird-brained