hairbrain

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A form of harebrain — A person who lacks good sense; one who is foolish and reckless.

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Meanings

nounhairbrain (plural hairbrains)

plural hairbrains

  1. alternativeAlternative form of harebrain

    And they that teach wisdom, patience, meekness, are the veriest dizzards, hairbrains, and most discontent.

    1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC
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APA

hairbrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairbrain

MLA

“hairbrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairbrain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hairbrain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairbrain.

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