brained
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7.9
- adjective
- /breɪnd/
:
cerebral
- There are left brained people and right brained people.
- large-brained
- left-brained
Examples
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After all, we evolved from small-brained ancestors, and we have achieved our exalted status by cranial enlargement.
Academic text (1995) -
Many people believe that left-brained individuals are more analytical, while right-brained individuals are more creative.
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Yeah, Heather, so conscious, big brained mammals out there.
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Now the masculine is much more left brained traditionally, right?
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Are the men in Denmark as attractive and large-brained/big-headed as you?
Blog text (24) -
Well, basically if you give birth to a big brained baby, you need a different pelvis than if you don't.
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I suppose it has something to do with being left-brained or right-brained.
Academic text (1998) -
Perhaps large-brained dinosaurs did exist, and we simply haven't found their remains yet.
Fiction book (1998) -
And, of course, raptors were large-brained, more intelligent than most dinosaurs.
Fiction book (1990) -
In discussions about creativity and logic, some argue that artists are typically right-brained thinkers.
Synonyms
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1.9
Shows quick thinking and good understanding
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3.4
Able to think, understand, and learn new things
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5.5
About thinking, ideas, and mental effort rather than feelings
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3.9
Very smart in a way that others notice
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7.6
Needing careful thought rather than strong feeling
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6.2
Having a certain way of thinking, for example quick thinking
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brained comes from the word brain, the thinking part of the head, and it is used in compounds like quick-brained or left-brained to say what kind of thinking a person has. So calling someone brained means they have that kind of mind or way of thinking.