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informal (also hair-brained) uk / ˈheə.breɪnd / us / ˈher.breɪnd / Add to word list. (of plans or people) silly or not practical: harebrained scheme That sounds like another of his harebrained schemes! Synonyms. insane. loopy informal. mad (SILLY) UK informal. Note: The spelling harebrained is most common.
hare· brained ˈher-ˈbrānd. Synonyms of harebrained. 1. : foolish sense 1. 2. : absurd, ridiculous. Synonyms. birdbrained. ditzy. ditsy. dizzy. featherbrained. flighty. frivolous. frothy. futile. giddy. goofy. light-headed. light-minded. puerile. scatterbrained. silly. yeasty.
Hairbrained definition: a variant spelling of harebrained. See examples of HAIRBRAINED used in a sentence.
May 31, 2013 · Hair Brained: Directed by Billy Kent. With Alex Wolff, Parker Posey, Brendan Fraser, Julia Garner. 14-year-old genius Eli is rejected from Harvard and ends up at Ivy League wannabe Whittman U, where he meets 41-year-old Leo, a gambler who has dropped out of life to enroll in college; Leo teaches Eli every bad habit he knows.
adjective. rash, foolish, or badly thought out. harebrained schemes. Discover More. Other Words From. hare brained ly adverb. hare brained ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of harebrained 1. First recorded in 1545–55; hare + brained. Discover More. Example Sentences.
Something that's harebrained is reckless or foolish. Sometimes, harebrained ideas work out just fine — several people have survived trips over Niagara Falls in a barrel, for example. If you have what you think is a great idea, but someone else calls it a harebrained scheme, it means they think you'd be a fool to try it.
adj. Having or showing little sense; foolish: a harebrained scheme. Usage Note: The first recorded use of harebrained dates to 1548. The spelling hairbrained also has a long history, going back to the 1500s when hair was a variant spelling of hare.
