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featherbrained

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \-ˌbrān\
    • /ˈfeð.ə.breɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \-ˌbrān\

Definitions of featherbrained word

  • noun featherbrained Alternative spelling of feather-brained. 1
  • adjective featherbrained person: absent-minded or stupid 1

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Parts of speech for Featherbrained

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adjective
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featherbrained popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for featherbrained

adjective featherbrained

  • stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
  • brainless — If you describe someone or something as brainless, you mean that you think they are stupid.
  • flighty — given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
  • foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
  • giddy — affected with vertigo; dizzy.

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