featherhead
noun
feath·er·head ˈfe-t͟hər-ˌhed 
: a foolish person : featherbrain
featherheaded
ˌfe-t͟hər-ˈhe-dəd
adjective 
Synonyms
- berk [British]
- booby
- charlie [British]
- charley
- cuckoo
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- dingbat
- dipstick
- doofus [slang]
- fool
- git [British]
- goose
- half-wit
- jackass
- lunatic
- mooncalf
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- nut
- nutcase
- simp
- simpleton
- turkey
- yo-yo
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Example Sentences
too important a diplomatic post to assign to some congenial featherhead
Word History
First Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined above
featherhead
noun
1
as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment discovered that the sales clerk was not a featherhead, but had made an honest mistake Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- lunatic
- fool
- goose
- mooncalf
- simpleton
- idiot
- moron
- ninny
- dingbat
- berk
- turkey
- nut
- cuckoo
- booby
- charlie
- jackass
- charley
- simp
- monkey
- doofus
- nincompoop
- nitwit
- git
- blockhead
- ding-a-ling
- half-wit
- ninnyhammer
- loser
- dipstick
- ding-dong
- nutcase
- daredevil
- ignoramus
- donkey
- dummy
- nit
- numskull
- airhead
- imbecile
- dunce
- schlump
- pinhead
- featherbrain
- schnook
- dolt
- yo-yo
- scatterbrain
- madwoman
- birdbrain
- dodo
- knucklehead
- madman
- laughingstock
- goon
- fathead
- schlemiel
- dork
- chump
- numbskull
- butt
- dope
- codger
- gander
- character
- screwball
- know-nothing
- kook
- stock
- dupe
- dumbbell
- weirdo
- mockery
- crank
- oddball
- crackpot
- schlub
- shlub
- crackbrain
- shlemiel
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sage
- genius
- brain
- thinker
2
as in flibbertigibbet
a silly flighty person too important a diplomatic post to assign to some congenial featherhead Synonyms & Similar Words
- flibbertigibbet
- ditz
- featherbrain
- silly
- scatterbrain
- goose
- cuckoo
- birdbrain
- fool
- simpleton
- rattlebrain
- nitwit
- softhead
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sobersides