empty-headed

Questions about empty-headed

What does empty-headed mean?

empty-headed means "lacking seriousness; given to frivolity".

How many syllables are in empty-headed?

empty-headed has 5 syllables: emp-ty--he-a-ded. The stress falls on "he".

What is another word for empty-headed?

Close synonyms include airheaded, dizzy, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is empty-headed a common word?

empty-headed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.