lightheaded

[ lahyt-hed-id ]

/ ˈlaɪtˈhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.

having or showing a frivolous or volatile disposition; thoughtless: lightheaded persons.

Words nearby lightheaded

lighterage, lighterman, lightface, lightfast, lightfoot, lightheaded, lighthearted, lighthouse, lighthouse clock, lighthouse coffeepot, lighthouse point

Origin of lightheaded

First recorded in 1530–40; light² + head + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM lightheaded

light·head·ed·ly, adverblight·head·ed·ness, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for light-headed

Same goes for anyone who has low blood pressure or tends to get light-headed easily.
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I verily believe that at times I was light-headed in a sort of languid way.
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He felt so light-headed that it might have been easy now for d'Ucello to extract admissions from him.
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Had he let out any thing to compromise himself when he was light-headed with the fever the night before?
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Exhaustion had him light-headed, and his lips were cracked from thirst.
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Ah, poor old man—last night—light-headed—fancies and nonsense of an old man—why don't you laugh at it?
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British Dictionary definitions for light-headed

light-headed

adjective

frivolous in disposition or behaviour

giddy; feeling faint or slightly delirious

Derived forms of light-headed

light-headedly, adverblight-headedness, noun

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lightheaded

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British Dictionary definitions for light-headed

adjective

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