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- The spellings hare-brained and hair-brained are both accepted. (The hyphen is preferred in Canadian spelling, but the terms may also be written without it.)
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This is how we get the adjective harebrained, which refers to these perceived qualities of the hare and usually means flighty, reckless, or badly thought out. Some writers hyphenate it — hare-brained —but the one-word form is noted in dictionaries, for what that’s worth, and is more common.
The spelling harebrained is most common. The spelling hair-brained is also frequently used, but some people consider it to be incorrect.
harebrained scheme. cliché Some plan or plot that is or seems laughably foolish, absurd, or unrealistic. A: "Hey, Paul, listen to this! I've got a great idea to get rich!" B: "Here we go again, another one of your harebrained schemes!"
Oct 22, 2013 · A: The short answer is “harebrained,” but the short answer doesn’t do justice to your question. Here’s the story. Both the “hare” and “hair” versions showed up in the 1500s, though both of those usages referred to the animal of the genus Lepus rather than the stuff that grows from follicles.
Hare-brained is the more common spelling and more accurately reflects the origin of the term, which was first used in the 16th century to describe a foolish person—one “with the brain of a hare”: “My desire is that none of you be so unadvised or harebrained …” (British historian Edward Hall, 1548)
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. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
You use hare-brained to describe a scheme or theory which you consider to be very foolish and which you think is unlikely to be successful or true. [...] [disapproval] See full entry for 'hare-brained' Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Definition of 'scheme' scheme. (skiːm )
