Meanings
adjectiveairheaded (comparative more airheaded, superlative most airheaded)
comparative more airheaded · superlative most airheaded · alternative air-headed
- derogatoryidiomaticslangUnintelligent.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelacking seriousness; given to frivolity
Also see
airbrainedass-brainedbaby-brainedbee-brainedbeetle-headedbirdbrainedboneheadedboobilyboobyboofheadedbrainlessbuffle-headedbullet-headedchowderheadedchuckleheadedcrackbraineddatelessdensedenteddimdizzydozydrowsydulldumbdumb as an oxdumb as a postdumb as dirtdunderheadedempty-headedfatheadedfatuousflea-brainedfrivolousgiddyhalf-brainedhalf-wittedhammer-headedharebrainedheadassjolter-headedlacklusterlight-headedlumpishlunkheadedmeatheadedmentally challengedmuttonheadednittynumbskulledpeabrainedpudding-headedpurblindrockheadedsheep-headedshit-for-brainssillyslow on the uptakeslow-wittedsluggish
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From air + headed; compare empty-headed.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
airheaded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airheaded
MLA
“airheaded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airheaded. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airheaded,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airheaded.
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