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Scatterbrained vs Airhead - What's the difference?

scatterbrained | airhead |

As an adjective scatterbrained

is having the qualities of a scatterbrain.

As a noun airhead is

a silly, foolish or unintelligent person.

scatterbrained

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the qualities of a scatterbrain.
  • absent-minded, forgetful, distractable.

    • Related terms

    * go haywire

    airhead

    English

    Etymology 1

    ; having one's head filled with air instead of grey matter.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A silly, foolish or unintelligent person.
    • Synonyms
    * (silly person) bimbo, bubblehead, valley girl, dumb blonde,

    Etymology 2

    , by analogy with ''beachhead, bridgehead, railhead. ''

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A landing area for aircraft for supplying an operation, military or other, usually temporary.
  • (military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized by paratroopers or helicopter-based troops to ensure the further landing of troops and/or materiel.
    • Related terms
    * beachhead * bridgehead * railhead