featherhead
Person lacking sense
A featherhead is a scatterbrained or silly person—someone whose head seems filled with feathers rather than sense.
The word is old-fashioned and gentle, more affectionate than cutting: Don't be such a featherhead; of course I'll help you.
Foolish, flighty person
- scatterbrainAbsentminded, disorganized person
- ditzySilly and scattered
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
- forgetfulFailing to retain information
unfocused · inattentive · distracted · spacey · dreamy · oblivious · vacant · zoned-out
Unintelligent person
- dimwitFoolish, slow person
- dunceSlow-witted person
- blockheadStupid, foolish person
- numbskullStupid or foolish person
nitwit · halfwit · dunderhead · bonehead · dolt · ignoramus · nincompoop · twit
Foolish, senseless person
- moronWitless, dense person
- bozoSlang for nitwit
- doofusFoolish, inept person
- dodoVanished flightless bird
dummy · dumbo · fool · goofball · goose · ninnyhammer · clod · chucklehead
Erratic and unreliable
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- sillyFrivolous or absurd
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
frolicsome · playful · superficial · trivial · vapid · inconsequential · capricious · impulsive
airhead
Foolish, flighty person
- scatterbrainAbsentminded, disorganized person
- ditzySilly and scattered
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
forgetful · unfocused · inattentive · distracted · spacey · dreamy · oblivious · vacant · zoned-out · muddleheaded
simpleton
Unintelligent person
numbskull · nitwit · halfwit · dunderhead · bonehead · dolt · ignoramus · nincompoop · twit · lunkhead
idiot
Foolish, senseless person
dodo · dummy · dumbo · fool · goofball · goose · ninnyhammer · clod · chucklehead · knucklehead
flighty
Erratic and unreliable
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- sillyFrivolous or absurd
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
whimsical · frolicsome · playful · superficial · trivial · vapid · inconsequential · capricious · impulsive · flippant
featherheadgenius
Person of rare brilliance
brain · sage · intellectual · thinker · mastermind