feather-brainedadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɛðəbreɪnd/, U.S.

/ˈfɛðərˌbreɪnd/

Forms: see feather n. and brained adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: feather n., brained adj.

Etymology: < feather n. + brained adj. Compare later feather-brain n.

Lacking in intelligence or common sense; foolish, silly, empty-headed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective]

idlec825

giddyc1000

volage?a1366

apec1370

foolisha1382

vain1390

idleful1483

volageous1487

glaikit1488

cock-brained1530

apish1532

empty1550

sillyc1555

frivolous?1563

tickle-headed1583

light-braineda1593

frothy1593

owlish1596

bird-witted1605

empty-headed1614

idle-headed1614

empty-pateda1628

marmosetical1630

grollish1637

feather-headed1647

nonsense1647

whirl-crowned1648

feather-brained1649

swimmering1650

soft-pated1651

weather-headeda1652

shuttlecock1660

drum-headed1664

chicken-brained1678

halokit1724

desipient1727

shatter-pated1727

scattered-brained1747

light-thoughted1777

scatter-brained1804

shandy-pated1806

hellicat1815

feather-pated1819

inane1819

weather-brained1826

bubble-headed1827

tomfoolish1838

bird-brained1892

tottle1894

fluffy1898

scatty1911

wandery1912

scattery1924

twitterpated1943

1649 Metrop. Nuncio No. 3. sig. C Some elbow room I pray there, what a yawling here is with a crew of feather-braind lying News Gablers.

1783 Public Advertiser 4 Sept. 1/4 Mark but their nothing meaning Faces, their vacant Stare, their listless Air, that plenitude of Self-sufficiency from which the most Feather-brained Whiffler of them, so he is but endured at Court, thinks his head the very Palladium of the State.

1820 W. Scott Monastery II. iii. 116 Such a feather-brained coxcomb as this.

1842 R. W. Emerson Conservative in Nature, Ess. & Lect. on Times (1844) 101 Your opposition is feather-brained and over-fine.

1929 Derby Daily Tel. 5 Aug. 4/2 There are criminals and fools in Community party, the latter consisting of those feather-brained individuals who will risk much for a little notoriety.

2019 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 1 July 25 When reversing, the car switched off the radio, assuming I was too feather-brained to listen to a talk show and park at the same time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	feather-brained
释义	feather-brainedadj. Brit. /ˈfɛðəbreɪnd/, U.S. /ˈfɛðərˌbreɪnd/ Forms: see feather n. and brained adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: feather n., brained adj. Etymology: < feather n. + brained adj. Compare later feather-brain n. Lacking in intelligence or common sense; foolish, silly, empty-headed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective] idlec825 giddyc1000 volage?a1366 apec1370 foolisha1382 vain1390 idleful1483 volageous1487 glaikit1488 cock-brained1530 apish1532 empty1550 sillyc1555 frivolous?1563 tickle-headed1583 light-braineda1593 frothy1593 owlish1596 bird-witted1605 empty-headed1614 idle-headed1614 empty-pateda1628 marmosetical1630 grollish1637 feather-headed1647 nonsense1647 whirl-crowned1648 feather-brained1649 swimmering1650 soft-pated1651 weather-headeda1652 shuttlecock1660 drum-headed1664 chicken-brained1678 halokit1724 desipient1727 shatter-pated1727 scattered-brained1747 light-thoughted1777 scatter-brained1804 shandy-pated1806 hellicat1815 feather-pated1819 inane1819 weather-brained1826 bubble-headed1827 tomfoolish1838 bird-brained1892 tottle1894 fluffy1898 scatty1911 wandery1912 scattery1924 twitterpated1943 1649 Metrop. Nuncio No. 3. sig. C Some elbow room I pray there, what a yawling here is with a crew of feather-braind lying News Gablers. 1783 Public Advertiser 4 Sept. 1/4 Mark but their nothing meaning Faces, their vacant Stare, their listless Air, that plenitude of Self-sufficiency from which the most Feather-brained Whiffler of them, so he is but endured at Court, thinks his head the very Palladium of the State. 1820 W. Scott Monastery II. iii. 116 Such a feather-brained coxcomb as this. 1842 R. W. Emerson Conservative in Nature, Ess. & Lect. on Times (1844) 101 Your opposition is feather-brained and over-fine. 1929 Derby Daily Tel. 5 Aug. 4/2 There are criminals and fools in Community party, the latter consisting of those feather-brained individuals who will risk much for a little notoriety. 2019 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 1 July 25 When reversing, the car switched off the radio, assuming I was too feather-brained to listen to a talk show and park at the same time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.1649
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