empty-headed

American

[emp-tee-hed-id] / ˈɛmp tiˈhɛd ɪd /

adjective

lacking intelligence or knowledge; foolish; brainless.

empty-headed British

adjective

lacking intelligence or sense; frivolous

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Other Word Forms

empty-headedness noun

Etymology

Origin of empty-headed

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

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He had exactly the right level of empty-headed neediness to play Lost’s ostensible protagonist.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2017

A bug infested Washington: not the flu, but an actual bug that crawled into people’s ears, took over their brains and turned them into empty-headed automatons.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2016

Its empty-headed glee pokes fun at the market-tested positivity of Top 40.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2015

More fun than an empty-headed summer blockbuster, "El Henry" is a dinging ice cream truck of theatrical entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2014

She’d come to the Smoke, and had brought the Specials, leaving Shay an empty-headed pretty, and Az dead.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

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