Empty-headed
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Silly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained.
"Never has a group of actors uttered as many mealy-mouthed platitudes as you'll find bouncing off the walls of this empty-headed film."
- 2 Stupid.
"“Doesn't matter. That man is not the leader.” “But he is the main guy on the show.” “He is an actor, Nandor. A simpleton who paints his face. He is an empty-headed puppet who thinks the world loves him, when in actual fact, he is nothing more than a lapdog begging for scraps.” [groans] “No, he is not the leader. That would be another devil who pulls the strings. The halfwit they call the director.”"
- 1 lacking seriousness; given to frivolity wordnet
Example
More examples"She always tries to appear more empty-headed and frivolous than she really is."
Etymology
From empty + headed; compare airheaded.
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