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- [hair-breynd]
- /ˈhɛərˌbreɪnd/
- /ˈheə.breɪnd/
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- [hair-breynd]
- /ˈhɛərˌbreɪnd/
Definitions of harebrained word
- adjective harebrained giddy; reckless. 1
- noun harebrained Rash; ill-judged. 1
- adjective harebrained person: absent-minded, crazy 1
- adjective harebrained idea, scheme: poorly thought-out 1
- adjective harebrained You use harebrained to describe a scheme or theory which you consider to be very foolish and which you think is unlikely to be successful or true. 0
- adjective harebrained rash, foolish, or badly thought out 0
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Origin of harebrained
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; hare + brained
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Parts of speech for Harebrained
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harebrained popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for harebrained
adj harebrained
- absurd — If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
- asinine — If you describe something or someone as asinine, you mean that they are very foolish.
- barmy — If you say that someone or something is barmy, you mean that they are slightly crazy or very foolish.
- bizarre — Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange.
- careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
adjective harebrained
- stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- unthinking — thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate: an unthinking, tactless person.
- featherbrained — Alternative spelling of feather-brained.
Antonyms for harebrained
adj harebrained
- brainy — Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.
- intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- smart — having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
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