headspace

Or head space

[hed-speys]

noun

1. Informal.,  mental state; state of mind: He creates such profoundly rich creative universes, it truly feels like you enter a completely different headspace when you watch his shows.

   Doomscrolling all day puts me in a really bad headspace, so I try to stay away from all that negative news.

   He creates such profoundly rich creative universes, it truly feels like you enter a completely different headspace when you watch his shows.

2. Informal.,  quiet, private, or contemplative mood or frame of mind: I never listen to music when I’m jogging, since I run for headspace as much as for exercise.

   I spend a lot of the weekend in my own headspace, so I can’t really engage with anything much.

   I never listen to music when I’m jogging, since I run for headspace as much as for exercise.

3. headroom.

4. empty space left above the contents of a closed jar, can, or other container.

Word History and Origins

Origin of headspace¹

First recorded in 1800–10; head ( def. ) + space ( def. )

Example Sentences

“I was not in a good headspace, and thankfully because of that I was able to write a whole new album for you guys this year.”

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Claire, I know this sounds like I’m being facetious, but I do feel like it’s a detail that says a lot about Aggie and her headspace at the time.

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DaCosta doesn’t offer a verdict, but she plunges us so deeply into Hedda’s headspace that we can hear how certain things set her off.

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He stepped on set physically depleted but in the ideal headspace to embody the creature as it navigates an inhospitable reality.

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"The word shutdown doesn't put anybody in a good headspace to be a vibrant consumer," said Daniel Kramer, managing partner of the popular DC restaurants Duke's Grocery and Duke's Counter.

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