featherbrained

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feath·er·brain

(fĕth′ər-brān′)

A silly, flighty, or empty-headed person.

feath′er·brained′ adj.

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Adj. 1. [画像:featherbrained - lacking seriousness]featherbrained - lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"

empty-headed, airheaded, dizzy, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed, silly

frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"

featherbrained

adjective

Given to lighthearted silliness:

empty-headed, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly.

Informal: gaga.

Slang: birdbrained, dizzy.

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featherbrained

[ˈfeðəbreɪnd] ADJ [idea] → disparatado, descabellado
to be featherbrained [person] → ser un/una cabeza de chorlito

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featherbrained

[ˈfɛðəˌbreɪnd] adj → sciocco/a, sventato/a

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But you're so featherbrained, Anne, I've been waiting to see if you'd sober down a little and learn to be steady before I begin.

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