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- [hair breynd]
- /hɛər breɪnd/
- /heər breɪn/
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- [hair breynd]
- /hɛər breɪnd/
Definitions of hare-brained word
- adjective hare-brained giddy; reckless. 1
- adjective hare-brained You use hare-brained to describe a scheme or theory which you consider to be very foolish and which you think is unlikely to be successful or true. 0
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Origin of hare-brained
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; hare + brained
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Parts of speech for Hare-brained
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hare-brained popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for hare-brained
adj hare-brained
- crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- unpredictable — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- eccentric — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- loony — lunatic; insane.
- nutty — abounding in or producing nuts.
Antonyms for hare-brained
adj hare-brained
- sane — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
- sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- collected — An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
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