Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hairbrained

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
hair-brained
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of harebrained.

Etymology

From hair + brained.

Inflected Forms

more hairbrained (comparative) most hairbrained (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

hairbrain

Questions

What does hairbrained mean?
Alternative form of harebrained.
Where does hairbrained come from?
From hair + brained.

How to pronounce hairbrained

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