boneheaded

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈboʊnˌhɛdɪd/ UK /ˈbəʊnˌhɛdɪd/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
foolish or stupid

Skipping the backup was a boneheaded mistake.

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Synonyms

1 adj · foolish or stupid stupid foolish idiotic dim obtuse dense witless

Opposites

clever smart brilliant intelligent

Word family

Related forms bonehead bone head

Etymology

From bonehead + -ed. Bonehead is a compound of bone (from Old English bān) and head, expressing the idea of a skull lacking brains.

bān Old English *bainą Proto-Germanic

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# boneheaded

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈboʊnˌhɛdɪd
**IPA (UK):** ˈbəʊnˌhɛdɪd

## Meanings
1. foolish or stupid

## Examples
- Skipping the backup was a boneheaded mistake.

## Synonyms
- stupid
- foolish
- idiotic
- dim
- obtuse
- dense
- witless

## Antonyms
- clever
- smart
- brilliant
- intelligent

## Related Forms
- bonehead
- bone
- head

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bān
- Root: *bainą

## Etymology
From bonehead + -ed. Bonehead is a compound of bone (from Old English bān) and head, expressing the idea of a skull lacking brains.

## AI Etymology
Boneheaded comes from bonehead + -ed. Bonehead is a compound of bone (from Old English bān) and head, expressing the idea of a skull lacking brains. The historical trail runs through Old English bān and Proto-Germanic *bainą. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means foolish or stupid. Related forms include bonehead, bone, head.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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