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- [hed-ee]
- /ˈhɛd i/
- /ˈhɛdɪnəs /
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- [hed-ee]
- /ˈhɛd i/
Definitions of headiness word
- adjective headiness intoxicating: a heady wine. 1
- adjective headiness affecting the mind or senses greatly: heady perfume. 1
- adjective headiness exciting; exhilarating: the heady news of victory. 1
- adjective headiness rashly impetuous: heady conduct. 1
- adjective headiness violent; destructive: heady winds. 1
- adjective headiness clever; shrewd: a heady scheme to win the election. 1
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Origin of headiness
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, heady is from the Middle English word hevedy, hedy. See head, -y1
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Parts of speech for Headiness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
headiness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
headiness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with headiness
- what causes light headiness?
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