featherbrains
Silly, flighty folks
Featherbrains is a plural of featherbrain—a scatterbrained or foolish person, someone whose head seems stuffed with feathers rather than sense.
The word is mildly dismissive rather than harshly insulting: Those featherbrains left the door unlocked again.
Foolish, slow person
- nitwitFoolish, silly person
- airheadFoolish, flighty person
- numbskullStupid or foolish person
- nincompoopFoolish or silly person
dunce · blockhead · knucklehead · twit · dolt · simpleton · dope · goofball
Lacking any understanding
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- gullibleEasily deceived
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
unwise · shortsighted · impulsive · inane · witless · senseless · obtuse · dense
Free from anxiety
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- flightyErratic and unreliable
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
frivolous · airy · breezy · flippant · scatterbrained · ditzy · fickle · superficial
Inattentive, prone to mistakes
- negligentFailing in due care
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- inattentiveNot paying attention
unreliable · thoughtless · slipshod · undependable · unmindful · remiss · forgetful · disorganized
dimwit
Foolish, slow person
nincompoop · dunce · blockhead · knucklehead · twit · dolt · simpleton · dope · goofball · lunkhead
clueless
Lacking any understanding
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- gullibleEasily deceived
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
imprudent · unwise · shortsighted · impulsive · inane · witless · senseless · obtuse · dense · vacuous
carefree
Free from anxiety
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- flightyErratic and unreliable
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
whimsical · frivolous · airy · breezy · flippant · scatterbrained · ditzy · fickle · superficial · shallow
careless
Inattentive, prone to mistakes
inattentive · unreliable · thoughtless · slipshod · undependable · unmindful · remiss · forgetful · disorganized · slapdash
featherbrainsgeniuses
Exceptionally gifted intellects
deep thinkers · masterminds · intellectuals · brains · sages