scatterbrained

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/ˈskætə(ɹ)ˌbɹeɪnd/

adjective

Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.

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rattlebrainedrattlepatedscattyfoolishflightyflyawayhead-in-the-cloudsfrivolous
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Meanings

adjectivescatterbrained (comparative more scatterbrained, superlative most scatterbrained)

comparative more scatterbrained · superlative most scatterbrained

  1. Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacking sense or discretion

Similar
rattlebrainedrattlepatedscattyfoolish

adjectiveguided by whim and fancy

Similar
flightyflyawayhead-in-the-cloudsfrivolous
Also see
cockbrainedflightyflyawayrattlebrainedrattlepatedscatty

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From scatter + brained.

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Translations

Bulgarian вятърничав, лекомислен
  • вятърничав (vjatărničav)having the qualities of scatterbrain
  • лекомислен (lekomislen)having the qualities of scatterbrain
Czech lehkomyslný, roztržitý
  • lehkomyslnýhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
  • roztržitýhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
  • popletenýhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
  • zmatenýhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
  • roztěkanýhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
Esperanto ventanima
  • ventanimahaving the qualities of scatterbrain
Finnish hajamielinen
  • hajamielinenhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
French écervelé
  • écerveléhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
German nachlässig, vergesslich
  • nachlässighaving the qualities of scatterbrain
  • vergesslichhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
Japanese おっちょこちょい
  • おっちょこちょい (otchokochoi)having the qualities of scatterbrain
Persian کالیو
  • کالیو (kâliv)having the qualities of scatterbrain
Polish roztrzepany
  • roztrzepanyhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
Russian рассе́янный, легкомы́сленный
  • рассе́янный (rasséjannyj)having the qualities of scatterbrain
  • легкомы́сленный (lexkomýslennyj)having the qualities of scatterbrain
  • мозги́ набекре́нь (mozgí nabekrénʹ)having the qualities of scatterbrain
Swedish tankspridd, virrig
  • tankspriddhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
  • virrighaving the qualities of scatterbrain
  • tanklöshaving the qualities of scatterbrain
Turkish ebleh, alık
  • eblehhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
  • alıkhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
  • bönhaving the qualities of scatterbrain
Cite this entry
APA

scatterbrained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scatterbrained

MLA

“scatterbrained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scatterbrained. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scatterbrained,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scatterbrained.

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