empty-headed

[ emp-tee-hed-id ]

/ ˈɛmp tiˈhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

lacking intelligence or knowledge; foolish; brainless.

Origin of empty-headed

First recorded in 1640–50

OTHER WORDS FROM empty-headed

emp·ty-head·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby empty-headed

empty, empty calorie, empty calories, empty cow, empty-handed, empty-headed, empty morph, empty nest, empty nester, empty-nest syndrome, Empty Quarter

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Example sentences from the Web for empty-headed

Not even the most open-hearted (and empty-headed) idealist could look at these developments as a healthy sign for our society.
Swelling Welfare Rolls Are a Sure Sign That Recovery Never Happened|Michael Medved|August 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Apropos of this, Aristippus on one occasion rebuked an empty-headed parent neatly and wittily.
Plutarch's Morals|Plutarch
They talked without ceasing in an empty-headed stream of girlish chatter.
When It Was Dark|Guy Thorne
She watched him, not caring whether the empty-headed fools who sat all round saw her watching him or not.
The Heart of a Woman|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

Why did they promote that empty-headed countryman of yours to a place for which he was quite unfit?
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope
Shallow, empty-headed creatures some of them might be, no doubt, but there were exceptions.
A Man of Means|P. G. Wodehouse and C. H. Bovill

British Dictionary definitions for empty-headed

empty-headed

adjective

lacking intelligence or sense; frivolous

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单词	empty-headed
释义	empty-headed [ emp-tee-hed-id ] / ˈɛmp tiˈhɛd ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR empty-headed ON THESAURUS.COM adjective lacking intelligence or knowledge; foolish; brainless. Origin of empty-headed First recorded in 1640–50 OTHER WORDS FROM empty-headed emp·ty-head·ed·ness, noun Words nearby empty-headed empty, empty calorie, empty calories, empty cow, empty-handed, empty-headed, empty morph, empty nest, empty nester, empty-nest syndrome, Empty Quarter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for empty-headed Not even the most open-hearted (and empty-headed) idealist could look at these developments as a healthy sign for our society. Swelling Welfare Rolls Are a Sure Sign That Recovery Never Happened\|Michael Medved\|August 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Apropos of this, Aristippus on one occasion rebuked an empty-headed parent neatly and wittily. Plutarch's Morals\|Plutarch They talked without ceasing in an empty-headed stream of girlish chatter. When It Was Dark\|Guy Thorne She watched him, not caring whether the empty-headed fools who sat all round saw her watching him or not. The Heart of a Woman\|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy Why did they promote that empty-headed countryman of yours to a place for which he was quite unfit? Phineas Finn\|Anthony Trollope Shallow, empty-headed creatures some of them might be, no doubt, but there were exceptions. A Man of Means\|P. G. Wodehouse and C. H. Bovill British Dictionary definitions for empty-headed empty-headed adjective lacking intelligence or sense; frivolous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to empty-headed brainless, dizzy, featherbrained, frivolous, giddy, harebrained, ignorant, illiterate, inane, silly, skittish, stupid, uneducated, unschooled, untaught, vacant, vacuous, know-nothing
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empty-headed

adjective

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adjective

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