featherbrain

[ feth-er-breyn ]

/ ˈfɛð ərˌbreɪn /

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noun

a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.

Also featherhead.

Origin of featherbrain

First recorded in 1830–40; feather + brain

OTHER WORDS FROM featherbrain

feath·er·brained, adjective

Words nearby featherbrain

featherback, feather banding, featherbed, featherbedding, featherbone, featherbrain, feathercut, feather duster, feather-duster worm, feathered, featheredge

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Example sentences from the Web for featherbrain

She thought, the featherbrain, that she was entering the Leaf-cutters house!
Insect Adventures|J. Henri Fabre
You I can trust; but she is a bit of a featherbrain, and one never knows what may happen.
A True Friend|Adeline Sergeant
I was always laughing and skipping about like a featherbrain.
His Masterpiece|Emile Zola
That such a revulsion should occur in the nature of a gadabout and featherbrain like this girl, is not unnatural.
Iconoclasts|James Huneker

France will be prettily governed by a featherbrain, who has such whims.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas

British Dictionary definitions for featherbrain

featherbrain

featherhead

/ (ˈfɛðəˌbreɪn) /

noun

a frivolous or forgetful person

Derived forms of featherbrain

featherbrained or featherheaded, adjective

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单词	featherbrain
释义	featherbrain [ feth-er-breyn ] / ˈfɛð ərˌbreɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR featherbrain ON THESAURUS.COM noun a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain. Also featherhead. Origin of featherbrain First recorded in 1830–40; feather + brain OTHER WORDS FROM featherbrain feath·er·brained, adjective Words nearby featherbrain featherback, feather banding, featherbed, featherbedding, featherbone, featherbrain, feathercut, feather duster, feather-duster worm, feathered, featheredge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for featherbrain She thought, the featherbrain, that she was entering the Leaf-cutters house! Insect Adventures\|J. Henri Fabre You I can trust; but she is a bit of a featherbrain, and one never knows what may happen. A True Friend\|Adeline Sergeant I was always laughing and skipping about like a featherbrain. His Masterpiece\|Emile Zola That such a revulsion should occur in the nature of a gadabout and featherbrain like this girl, is not unnatural. Iconoclasts\|James Huneker France will be prettily governed by a featherbrain, who has such whims. Balsamo, The Magician\|Alexander Dumas British Dictionary definitions for featherbrain featherbrain featherhead / (ˈfɛðəˌbreɪn) / noun a frivolous or forgetful person Derived forms of featherbrain featherbrained or featherheaded, adjective 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 featherbrain clod, donkey, dunce, blunderer, butterfingers, klutz, dolt, bonehead, idiot, butcher, botcher, incompetent, fool, numskull, blockhead, ignoramus, duffer, fumbler, bumbler, spoiler
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featherbrain

noun

Origin of featherbrain

OTHER WORDS FROM featherbrain

Words nearby featherbrain

Example sentences from the Web for featherbrain

British Dictionary definitions for featherbrain

featherhead

noun

Derived forms of featherbrain

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