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- [burd-breyn]
- /ˈbɜrdˌbreɪn/
- /ˈbɜːd.breɪn/
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- [burd-breyn]
- /ˈbɜrdˌbreɪn/
Definitions of birdbrain word
- noun birdbrain a foolish or unintelligent person 3
- noun birdbrain a stupid or silly person 3
- noun birdbrain a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person. 1
- noun birdbrain Someone who is not very smart or clever. 0
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Origin of birdbrain
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 Birdbrain
noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
birdbrain 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 50% 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.
birdbrain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for birdbrain
noun birdbrain
- dingbat — Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- ninny — a fool or simpleton.
- airhead — If you describe someone, especially a young woman, as an airhead, you are critical of them because you think they are not at all clever and are interested only in unimportant things.
- fluffhead — (pejorative) A silly or vacuous person; an airhead.
- rattlebrain — a giddy, empty-headed, talkative person.
Antonyms for birdbrain
noun birdbrain
- genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
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