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- [eg-hed]
- /ˈɛgˌhɛd/
- /ˈeɡ.hed/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eg-hed]
- /ˈɛgˌhɛd/
Definitions of egghead word
- noun egghead an intellectual. 1
- noun egghead This term is usually used with disparaging intent, implying that an intellectual is out-of-touch with ordinary people. Though first used by journalists to insult editorial writers, egghead was popularized as an epithet of Adlai Stevenson, the 1952 Democratic presidential candidate. 1
- noun egghead A person who is highly academic or studious; an intellectual. 1
- noun egghead clever or studious person 1
- countable noun egghead If you think someone is more interested in ideas and theories than in practical actions you can say they are an egghead. 0
- noun egghead an intellectual; highbrow 0
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Origin of egghead
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; egg1 + head; by analogy with someone who is bald
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Parts of speech for Egghead
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egghead popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
egghead usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for egghead
noun egghead
- scholar — a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
- 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.
- bookworm — If you describe someone as a bookworm, you mean they are very fond of reading.
- geek — computer geek
- 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.
adjective egghead
- glabrescent — becoming glabrous.
- skinhead — a baldheaded man.
- beardless — without a beard
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
- glabrate — Zoology. glabrous.
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