feather-head

A feather-head forgot to bring his umbrella in the rain.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A foolish or scatterbrained person: "feather-head" refers to someone who is considered stupid, silly, or lacking in intelligence and common sense. This term is often used informally to describe a person who is absent-minded or frivolous.
   • Synonymous with "feather-brain": The word is interchangeable with "feather-brain", both meaning a person who is thought to be empty-headed or flighty.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Don't listen to him; he's a complete feather-head. (He is a foolish person whose opinions are not worth considering.)
  • She's such a feather-head, always forgetting her appointments. (She is scatterbrained and unreliable.)

Advanced Usage

• "to act like a feather-head": to behave in a foolish or irresponsible manner.

  • Stop acting like a feather-head and focus on your work. (Cease behaving foolishly and concentrate.)

• "a feather-head decision": a decision made without careful thought or intelligence.

  • That was a feather-head decision to quit your job without a backup plan. (That was a stupid, ill-considered choice.)

Variants and Related Words

• Feather-brain (n): another term for a feather-head, meaning a foolish or giddy person.

  • He's a feather-brain who can't even remember his own phone number. (He is extremely forgetful and foolish.)

• Feather-headed (adj): having a silly or frivolous nature; lacking seriousness.

  • Her feather-headed attitude annoys her serious colleagues. (Her frivolous and silly demeanor is irritating.)

• Feather-brained (adj): synonymous with "feather-headed"; describing someone who is foolish or scatterbrained.

  • I can't trust a feather-brained assistant with important documents. (I cannot rely on a foolish assistant.)

Synonyms

• Simpleton: a person lacking in intelligence or common sense.
• Blockhead: a stupid or slow-witted person.
• Dunce: a person who is slow to learn or foolish.

Related Idioms

• To have a head full of feathers: to be empty-headed or foolish.

  • He has a head full of feathers; he never thinks before he speaks. (He is foolish and lacks mental substance.)

• To be light in the head: to be silly or lacking in seriousness, similar to being a feather-head.

  • She's so light in the head that she can't handle any responsibility. (She is frivolous and unreliable.)