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EMPTY-HEADED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does empty-headed mean? 

EMPTY-HEADED (adjective)
  The adjective EMPTY-HEADED has 1 sense:

1. lacking seriousness; given to frivolityplay

  Familiarity information: EMPTY-HEADED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EMPTY-HEADED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

Synonyms:

airheaded; dizzy; empty-headed; featherbrained; giddy; light-headed; lightheaded; silly

Context example:

silly giggles

Similar:

frivolous (not serious in content or attitude or behavior)


 Context examples 


Sir William Lucas, and his daughter Maria, a good-humoured girl, but as empty-headed as himself, had nothing to say that could be worth hearing, and were listened to with about as much delight as the rattle of the chaise.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)



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