empty-headed

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empty-headed

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From empty + headed; compare airheaded.

adjective more empty-headed · most empty-headed · emptyheaded

derogatory, figuratively 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.
Similar: absent-minded, bubbleheaded, peabrain
derogatory, figuratively Unintelligent. “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 no
Similar: brainless, peabrain, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained, blockheaded

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adj silly

Español	cabeza hueca
Português	cabeça oca
Ελληνικά	κουφιοκέφαλος koufiokéfalos

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@misc{empty_headed_2026,
  title = {empty-headed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/empty-headed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}