empty-headed

[ emp-tee-hed-id ]

adjective

1. lacking intelligence or knowledge; foolish; brainless.

empty-headed

adjective

1. lacking intelligence or sense; frivolous

Other Words From

• empty-headed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of empty-headed¹

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

And while Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has succeeded at her goal of being on TV all the time, she's really only defined herself as an empty-headed attention addict.

From Salon

Not because he's an empty-headed troll — so is their party leader — but because as a dark-skinned relatively young man, he's perceived as an easy hate object for the Fox News crowd.

From Salon

This argument is just as much about exercising a grievance against environmentalists as it is about painting women as empty-headed baby vessels.

From Salon

Was she so silly and empty-headed after all?

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, most who have a conscience and are conscious believe there will never be a reckoning for the loathsome, dehumanizing, racist, misogynistic, rage-fueled, empty-headed, divisive actions of politicians across the globe.

From Salon