cloud-headed
Syllables: cloud-head·edUK/ˈklaʊdˌhɛdɪd/US/ˈklaʊdˌhɛdəd/
cloud-headed adjective: having one's head in the clouds: prone to daydreaming, or thinking impractically.
Adjective
cloud-headed (comparative more cloud-headed, superlative most cloud-headed)
- Having one's head in the clouds: prone to daydreaming, or thinking impractically.
- In addition, you can stand in awe of yet another book, that despite being written by men, depicts women as cerebral creatures with slim builds and Barsoomian breasts instead of the typical cloud-headed, cassava-chested cranks of carnage.1997 June 3, Rayctate, “{REVIEW} PICK OF THE BROWN BAG: May 28, 1997”, in rec.arts.comics.misc (Usenet), message-ID <19970603030600.XAA03336@ladder02.news.aol.com>
- And in the cloud-headed days that followed, he struggled to make sense of this. Perhaps he was dreaming.1999, Darren Gluckman, The Weight of the World and Other Stories, Toronto, Ont.: Exile Editions, →ISBN, page 56
- Synonyms:
- daydreamy
Examples of cloud-headed in a sentence
- Railroad stations are not homeless shelters. / The cloud-headed advocates don't even ride the trains, and their organizations are funded by rich people who don't ride either.2007 April 23, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com, “Re: Grand Central Terminal open all night?”, in misc.transport.rail.americas (Usenet), message-ID...
- A cloud-headed child, he likes rainbows and reading.2011, John Jeremiah Sullivan, “Michael”, in Pulphead: Essays, New York, N.Y.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 110:
Synonyms of cloud-headed
Forms of cloud-headed
| comparative | more cloud-headed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cloud-headed |
Origin of cloud-headed
From the phrase head in the clouds.
Questions about cloud-headed
- What does cloud-headed mean?
- Cloud-headed means having one's head in the clouds: prone to daydreaming, or thinking impractically.
- How do you use cloud-headed in a sentence?
- Railroad stations are not homeless shelters. / The cloud-headed advocates don't even ride the trains, and their organizations are funded by rich people who don't ride either.
- What part of speech is cloud-headed?
- Cloud-headed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce cloud-headed?
- Cloud-headed is pronounced /ˈklaʊdˌhɛdɪd/ (UK).
Words near cloud-headed in the dictionary
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