Get to know Scatterbrain better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like simpleton or simple.
Scatterbrain meaning
A flighty, disorganized or forgetful person.
Using Scatterbrain
- The main meaning on this page is: A flighty, disorganized or forgetful person.
- Useful related words include: forgetful person, simpleton, simple.
- In the example corpus, scatterbrain often appears in combinations such as: pass scatterbrain, scatterbrain pp.
Context around Scatterbrain
- Average sentence length in these examples: 38.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scatterbrain
- In this selection, "scatterbrain" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 38.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pass stand out and add context to how "scatterbrain" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include to pass scatterbrain pp 293. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scatterbrain" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scatterbrain
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Niven himself recommended that Hewitt write one of the stories for the original two MKW books, although this never came to pass. Scatterbrain, pp. 293-301 Tsunami Games released two adventure games based on Ringworld. (35 words)
Niven himself recommended that Hewitt write one of the stories for the original two MKW books, although this never came to pass. Scatterbrain, pp. 293-301 Game play The players initially play explorers from Known Space, sent as scouts to the Ringworld. (42 words)
Niven himself recommended that Hewitt write one of the stories for the original two MKW books, although this never came to pass. Scatterbrain, pp. 293-301 Game play The players initially play explorers from Known Space, sent as scouts to the Ringworld. (42 words)
Niven himself recommended that Hewitt write one of the stories for the original two MKW books, although this never came to pass. Scatterbrain, pp. 293-301 Tsunami Games released two adventure games based on Ringworld. (35 words)
Example sentences (2)
Niven himself recommended that Hewitt write one of the stories for the original two MKW books, although this never came to pass. Scatterbrain, pp. 293-301 Game play The players initially play explorers from Known Space, sent as scouts to the Ringworld.
Niven himself recommended that Hewitt write one of the stories for the original two MKW books, although this never came to pass. Scatterbrain, pp. 293-301 Tsunami Games released two adventure games based on Ringworld.
Common combinations with scatterbrain
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pass scatterbrain 2×
- scatterbrain pp 2×