addlehead C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈædəlhɛd/ UK /ˈædəlhɛd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a foolish or muddle-headed person Only an addlehead would leave the gate open in a storm. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a foolish or muddle-headed... fooldunceblockheadsimpletonnumbskull Word family Related forms addleaddlebrainedaddlepated Etymology AI details A compound of addle ('confused, rotten,' from Old English adela 'mire, filth') and head, from Old English hēafod. adela Old English hēafod Old English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # addlehead **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈædəlhɛd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈædəlhɛd/ ## Meanings 1. a foolish or muddle-headed person ## Examples - Only an addlehead would leave the gate open in a storm. ## Synonyms - fool - dunce - blockhead - simpleton - numbskull ## Related Forms - addle - addlebrained - addlepated ## Roots and Affixes - Root: adela - Root: hēafod ## Etymology A compound of addle ('confused, rotten,' from Old English adela 'mire, filth') and head, from Old English hēafod. ## AI Etymology Addlehead is a compound of addle ('confused, rotten,' from Old English adela 'mire, filth') and head, from Old English hēafod. Important recorded forms include adela (Old English) and hēafod (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a foolish or muddle-headed person. The wider family includes related words such as addle, addlebrained, and addlepated. ## Topics - People & Society markdown