featherbrain
a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.
Origin of featherbrain
1- Also featherhead.
Other words from featherbrain
- feath·er·brained, adjective
Words Nearby featherbrain
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How to use featherbrain in a sentence
That such a revulsion should occur in the nature of a gadabout and featherbrain like this girl, is not unnatural.
Iconoclasts | James HunekerFrance will be prettily governed by a featherbrain, who has such whims.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasShe thought, the featherbrain, that she was entering the Leaf-cutters house!
Insect Adventures | J. Henri FabreI was always laughing and skipping about like a featherbrain.
His Masterpiece | Emile ZolaYou I can trust; but she is a bit of a featherbrain, and one never knows what may happen.
A True Friend | Adeline Sergeant
British Dictionary definitions for featherbrain
featherhead
/ (ˈfɛðəˌbreɪn) /
a frivolous or forgetful person
Derived forms of featherbrain
- featherbrained or featherheaded, adjective
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