DEFINITIONS
The
2019 WORD
OF THE YEAR is...

soft in the head

SEE SYNONYMS FOR soft in the head ON THESAURUS.COM

Mentally deficient; also, silly, foolish. For example, He's nice enough but a bit soft in the head. The soft in this idiom, first recorded in 1775, alludes to a weakness in mental capacity.

Content related to soft in the head

Pyramid HeadRead more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.
READ MORE
Coconut HeadRead more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.
READ MORE

Words related to soft in the head

dim-witted, dumb, half-witted, moronic, retarded, simple, slow, stupid, unintelligent, weak-minded, imbecilic, dull-witted

Words nearby soft in the head

soft furnishings, soft goods, soft ground, soft hail, soft hyphen, soft in the head, soft iron, soft job, soft launch, soft lens, soft line
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.