noun
brainlet
Brainlet (noun) means a smaller part that makes up a brain or a thinking system.
noun
1
A smaller part that makes up a brain or a thinking system.
"The Prof brainlet is the IT brainlet. The Prof embraces pure logic without the “messiness” of emotion or instinct. To The Prof, everything is objective and impersonal."
— Meryl Runion, How to Restore Sanity to Our Political Conversations (2010)
2
Another word for the cerebellum.
3
A small brain, or the brain of a person or animal that is small or not very clever.
"I may be just a driver who makes a morning drive, but you can bet my brainlet is very much alive."
— The Minneapolis Co-operator (1926)
4
(informal) A stupid person; someone regarded as not very bright.
"I think he told Claudine the same thing when they met, and convinced the tiny brainlet of his sincerity."
— Booth Tarkington, The conquest of Canaan: a novel (1905)
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Etymology
Formed from brain and -let.
Rhymes for brainlet
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What is the meaning of brainlet?
"brainlet" (noun) means a smaller part that makes up a brain or a thinking system.
What are the different meanings of brainlet?
"brainlet" has 3 main meanings: 1. A smaller part that makes up a brain or a thinking system; 2. Another word for the cerebellum; 3. A small brain, or the brain of a person or animal that is small or not very clever.
