brainy

adjective

ˈbrā-nē How to pronounce brainy (audio)
brainier; brainiest
Synonyms of brainynext
: having or showing a well-developed intellect : intelligent
braininess noun

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a brainy student who didn't fit in socially
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There’s something really brainy about that. — Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026 Kirsten, on the other hand, is hard-working, determined and brainy. — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Bibliophiles need not to look further than the crimson wall of novels as the brainiest backdrop for wedding photos. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2026 Harris’s film, though, trades brainy barbs for some pretty vicious violence as a set of twins, badly scarred from a childhood fire, go on a journey to confront the root of their trauma. — Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for brainy

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First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brainy was in 1845

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brainy

adjective
ˈbrā-nē How to pronounce brainy (audio)
brainier; brainiest
: intelligent sense 1b
braininess noun

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