LOON
Dictionary entry overview: What does loon mean?
• LOON (noun)
The noun LOON has 3 senses:
1. a worthless lazy fellow
2. large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
3. a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
Familiarity information: LOON used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• LOON (noun)
Meaning:
A worthless lazy fellow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("loon" is a kind of...):
bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)
Meaning:
Large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
loon; diver
Hypernyms ("loon" is a kind of...):
gaviiform seabird (seabirds of the order Gaviiformes)
Holonyms ("loon" is a member of...):
Gavia; genus Gavia (type genus of the Gavidae: loons)
Meaning:
A person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
addle-head; addlehead; birdbrain; loon
Hypernyms ("loon" is a kind of...):
misfit (someone unable to adapt to their circumstances)
