featherbrained

adjective

Definition of featherbrainednext
as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity some featherbrained youngsters giggled through the graduation ceremonies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherbrained
  1. goofy
  2. silly
  3. giddy
  4. futile
Adjective
  • This is a musical that treasures goofy imperfection, a scene where McInnerny does a funny little tap dance, or the joy in Shannon’s hyena cackle.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The fact that the Harkonnen/Atreides feud has been going on for 10,000 years strikes me as fundamentally goofy.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of goofy
Adjective
  • Related article How internet addiction may affect your teen’s brain, according to a new study Nonverbal communication isn’t new The lack of spoken words in a silent review, which requires an audience to infer whether a reviewer likes a product or not, may seem silly.
    Gina Park, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But she’s done ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Domino,’ she’s done silly and also very serious.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Miss Pettigrew can be a bit too giddy for its own good, but Adams matches that flamboyance at every giggly step.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of giddy
Adjective
  • This prospect seems likely because the ACLU is poised to pursue the case if the government drops out, making withdrawal by the new Trump administration potentially futile.
    Catherine Cole, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
  • To them, closeness comes at a price: people leave, bonds break and what once felt safe eventually fades, making the effort feel futile.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of futile
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