hare-brainn.

Forms: Also hair-brain.

Etymology: < hare n. + brain n. The spelling hair-brain, suggesting another origin for the compound, is later, though occasional before 1600.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhare-brain.

†1. One who has a brain like a hare's, or no more brain than a hare; a giddy or reckless person. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > idiot, crazy person

Jack foolc1405

drivel1478

idiotc1480

nidiot1533

hare-brain1542

hare-copa1566

nidget1579

lunatic1602

flight-head1605

moonling1631

driveller1682

tomfool1683

niddy-noddy1722

imbecile1781

puggle1783

gype1825

eejit1853

nowmun1854

dinlo1873

loon1885

ratbag1890

doughbakea1895

ding-a-ling1899

feeb1914

dingbat1915

bodoh1922

diddy1933

Nimrod1933

pranny1949

momo1953

head-the-ball1958

flake1968

fuckwit1969

tattie-bogle1969

div1975

tube1975

wazzock1976

gonzo1977

motorhead1979

prannet1979

twonk1981

dough ball1983

numpty1985

divvy1987

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness > rash or reckless person

bayard1393

hotspur1403

hare-brain1542

young blood1557

hare-copa1566

madcap1589

rashling1594

breakneck1598

harum-scarum1784

wild cat1812

devil-may-care1839

firecracker1852

ripper1877

wild-catter1883

?1550 J. Bale Apol. agaynste Papyst 29 Thys rashe kynde of vowyng..he may wele bequethe to his madmen, hys harebraynes.

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) i. iv. sig. C.j Ah foolish harebraine, This is not she.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. iii. ix. 143 What a company of hairebraines haue done in their rage.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 137 The Hare-brains among us are engaged with them.

in combination.1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 237 Vndiscretely or harebrainlike, he would nedes..bee reputed..for an Academique.

2. attributive or adj.= hare-brained adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > madness, extreme folly > [adjective]

woodc900

madc1300

wild1515

hare-brained1548

idle1548

harish1552

frantic1561

hare-brain1566

lunatic1571

lunatical1599

datelessa1686

flaky1964

tonto1982

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless

recklesseOE

redmodOE

unreckless?c1225

hastivec1300

racklec1300

testyc1374

rabbisha1387

temeraryc1410

temerous1461

rash1509

temerarious1532

hare-brained1548

temerarec1550

hare-brain1566

hot-spurred1573

overrash1577

hotspur1586

madcap1591

wretchless1598

Phaetontic1608

zeal-blind1615

Phaetontal1617

unresponsable1619

Phaetontical1630

phaetonicala1640

Phaetonic1708

hell-bent1731

harum-scarum1751

unresponsible1764

suicidal1768

rumgumptious1781

shy1787

devil-may-care1799

bullheaded1818

devil-may-carish1825

temeritous1892

kamikaze1952

1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie iv. 109 The most outragious and harebrayne stomaches of the Donatistes.

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. K8^v Not by a harbraine furie, but by a discret and moderate assention, men by degrees do climbe vnto [love].

1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike Ded. sig. ¶¶2^v Newfangled, youngheaded, harebrayne boyes.

1660 J. Sharp in O. Airy Lauderdale Papers (1884) I. 57 Were the game..to be reacted, ther would be few of those hairbrain men..now found.

1882 R. L. Stevenson New Arabian Nights I. 10 They also handed on to me a hare-brain humour.

1886 American 12 309 Hairbrain schemes of economic policy.

Derivatives

† ˈharebrainness n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge ii. 72 Hare-brainnesse hath ridiculous, furious, and phantasticall motions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	hare-brain
释义	hare-brainn. Forms: Also hair-brain. Etymology: < hare n. + brain n. The spelling hair-brain, suggesting another origin for the compound, is later, though occasional before 1600.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhare-brain. †1. One who has a brain like a hare's, or no more brain than a hare; a giddy or reckless person. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > idiot, crazy person Jack foolc1405 drivel1478 idiotc1480 nidiot1533 hare-brain1542 hare-copa1566 nidget1579 lunatic1602 flight-head1605 moonling1631 driveller1682 tomfool1683 niddy-noddy1722 imbecile1781 puggle1783 gype1825 eejit1853 nowmun1854 dinlo1873 loon1885 ratbag1890 doughbakea1895 ding-a-ling1899 feeb1914 dingbat1915 bodoh1922 diddy1933 Nimrod1933 pranny1949 momo1953 head-the-ball1958 flake1968 fuckwit1969 tattie-bogle1969 div1975 tube1975 wazzock1976 gonzo1977 motorhead1979 prannet1979 twonk1981 dough ball1983 numpty1985 divvy1987 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness > rash or reckless person bayard1393 hotspur1403 hare-brain1542 young blood1557 hare-copa1566 madcap1589 rashling1594 breakneck1598 harum-scarum1784 wild cat1812 devil-may-care1839 firecracker1852 ripper1877 wild-catter1883 ?1550 J. Bale Apol. agaynste Papyst 29 Thys rashe kynde of vowyng..he may wele bequethe to his madmen, hys harebraynes. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) i. iv. sig. C.j Ah foolish harebraine, This is not she. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. iii. ix. 143 What a company of hairebraines haue done in their rage. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 137 The Hare-brains among us are engaged with them. in combination.1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 237 Vndiscretely or harebrainlike, he would nedes..bee reputed..for an Academique. 2. attributive or adj.= hare-brained adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > madness, extreme folly > [adjective] woodc900 madc1300 wild1515 hare-brained1548 idle1548 harish1552 frantic1561 hare-brain1566 lunatic1571 lunatical1599 datelessa1686 flaky1964 tonto1982 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless recklesseOE redmodOE unreckless?c1225 hastivec1300 racklec1300 testyc1374 rabbisha1387 temeraryc1410 temerous1461 rash1509 temerarious1532 hare-brained1548 temerarec1550 hare-brain1566 hot-spurred1573 overrash1577 hotspur1586 madcap1591 wretchless1598 Phaetontic1608 zeal-blind1615 Phaetontal1617 unresponsable1619 Phaetontical1630 phaetonicala1640 Phaetonic1708 hell-bent1731 harum-scarum1751 unresponsible1764 suicidal1768 rumgumptious1781 shy1787 devil-may-care1799 bullheaded1818 devil-may-carish1825 temeritous1892 kamikaze1952 1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie iv. 109 The most outragious and harebrayne stomaches of the Donatistes. 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. K8^v Not by a harbraine furie, but by a discret and moderate assention, men by degrees do climbe vnto [love]. 1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike Ded. sig. ¶¶2^v Newfangled, youngheaded, harebrayne boyes. 1660 J. Sharp in O. Airy Lauderdale Papers (1884) I. 57 Were the game..to be reacted, ther would be few of those hairbrain men..now found. 1882 R. L. Stevenson New Arabian Nights I. 10 They also handed on to me a hare-brain humour. 1886 American 12 309 Hairbrain schemes of economic policy. Derivatives † ˈharebrainness n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge ii. 72 Hare-brainnesse hath ridiculous, furious, and phantasticall motions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1542
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