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- [lahyt-hed-id]
- /ˈlaɪtˈhɛd ɪd/
- /ˈlɑɪtˌhed·əd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahyt-hed-id]
- /ˈlaɪtˈhɛd ɪd/
Definitions of lightheaded word
- adjective lightheaded giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded. 1
- adjective lightheaded having or showing a frivolous or volatile disposition; thoughtless: lightheaded persons. 1
- noun lightheaded Dizzy and slightly faint. 1
- adjective lightheaded If you feel lightheaded, you feel somewhat unsteady and strange, for example, because you are ill or because you have drunk too much alcohol. 0
- adjective lightheaded mentally confused or feeling giddy; dizzy 0
- adjective lightheaded not sensible; flighty; frivolous 0
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Origin of lightheaded
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; light2 + head + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Lightheaded
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lightheaded popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lightheaded
adj lightheaded
- changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
- delirious — Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they are very ill and have a fever.
- dizzy — having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
- faint — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- featherbrain — a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.
adjective lightheaded
- wobbly — shaky; unsteady.
- unsteady — not steady or firm; unstable; shaky: an unsteady hand.
- groggy — staggering, as from exhaustion or blows: a boxer groggy from his opponent's hard left jab.
- featherbrained — Alternative spelling of feather-brained.
Antonyms for lightheaded
Top questions with lightheaded
- lightheaded when standing up?
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- why am i lightheaded all the time?
- what causes you to be lightheaded?
- what to do if dizzy and lightheaded?
- why am i so lightheaded?
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- lightheaded when working out?
- lightheaded when lying down?
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