brainy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbreɪni/ UK /ˈbreɪni/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj intelligent or clever The brainy intern solved the puzzle the engineers had abandoned. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · intelligent or clever intelligentcleversmartbrightbrilliantsharpastute ↔ Opposites dumbstupiddulldim Word family Derived forms brainilybraininess Related forms brainbrainlessbrainstorm Etymology AI details From brain (Old English brægen, 'brain') + the adjectival suffix -y. The Old English word descends from Proto-West-Germanic *bragn. brægen Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown