airhead

1 of 2

noun (1)

air·​head ˈer-ˌhed 

: an area in hostile territory secured usually by airborne troops for further use in bringing in troops and matériel by air

airhead

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a mindless or stupid person

airheaded

ˈer-ˌhe-dəd 

adjective

Synonyms of airhead

Noun (2)

• idiot
• moron
• stupid

Examples of airhead in a Sentence

Noun (2)

I felt like an airhead when I couldn't remember my new neighbor's name in trying to introduce him

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Elle is a bright pink fish out of water, overlooked and made fun of by her intellectual peers in flannel shirts and dark sweaters, who see her as a ditzy airhead beneath them. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Below are the best museums in Los Angeles, to prove this is not city of airheads. — Maxwell Williams, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026

The original, penned by Robin Schiff and directed by David Mirkin, cast Sorvino and Kudrow as Romy and Michele, two inseparable airheads who hit the road to attend their 10th high school reunion with a plan to lie about their successful careers to impress their classmates. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026

Tom Hulce is daffy and delicious as the airhead prodigy Mozart, but few of us can identify with that kind of genius. — Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

air entry 1 + -head (as in beachhead)

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1943, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airhead

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead