brainy

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /ˈbreɪni/ UK /ˈbreɪni/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
intelligent or clever

The brainy intern solved the puzzle the engineers had abandoned.

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Synonyms

1 adj · intelligent or clever intelligent clever smart bright brilliant sharp astute

Opposites

dumb stupid dull dim

Word family

Derived forms brainilybraininess

Related forms brain brainless brainstorm

Etymology

From brain (Old English brægen, 'brain') + the adjectival suffix -y. The Old English word descends from Proto-West-Germanic *bragn.

brægen Old English

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Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

# brainy

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

## Meanings
1. intelligent or clever

## Examples
- The brainy intern solved the puzzle the engineers had abandoned.

## Synonyms
- intelligent
- clever
- smart
- bright
- brilliant
- sharp
- astute

## Antonyms
- dumb
- stupid
- dull
- dim

## Derived Forms
- brainily
- braininess

## Related Forms
- brain
- brainless
- brainstorm

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: brægen

## Etymology
From brain (Old English brægen, 'brain') + the adjectival suffix -y. The Old English word descends from Proto-West-Germanic *bragn.

## AI Etymology
Brainy is from brain (Old English brægen, 'brain') + the adjectival suffix -y. The Old English word descends from Proto-West-Germanic *bragn. Important recorded forms include brægen (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers intelligent or clever. The wider family includes derived forms such as brainily and braininess and related words such as brain, brainless, and brainstorm.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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