empty-headed

American  

[emp-tee-hed-id] / ˈɛmp tiˈhɛd ɪd /

adjective

1. lacking intelligence or knowledge; foolish; brainless.

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empty-headed British  

adjective

1. 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

But “no-brainer” takes on a dual meaning when it comes to “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” a laughably cheesy, empty-headed follow-up that makes the mediocre prior film shine in comparison.

From Los Angeles Times

But, as with so much ambitious, empty-headed, underwhelming, ultimately depressing tech, the action that’s provoked by this expensive spectacle is merely a passing moment of “whoa.”

From New York Times

I see my aunt’s point about Joey being absurdly wide-eyed and empty-headed, and Roy Glenn, as John’s father, is allowed only to glower and yell.

From Los Angeles Times

The dialogue is empty-headed, the visuals crudely exploitative and the plot — about two college friends who rent a swanky, suspiciously affordable apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side — so ludicrous as to be well nigh incoherent.

From New York Times

As portrayed with savage acuity by Claybourne Elder, the airline worker is still hilariously empty-headed, but doesn’t come across as so crudely caricatured.

From Washington Post