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View synonyms for lightheaded

lightheaded

[ lahyt-hed-id ]

adjective

  1. giddy, dizzy, or delirious:

    After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.

  2. having or showing a frivolous or volatile disposition; thoughtless:

    lightheaded persons.



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Other Words From

  • lightheaded·ly adverb
  • lightheaded·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lightheaded1

First recorded in 1530–40; light 2 + head + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

For anyone following the events at COP26, the abstractness of it all could be enough to make them feel lightheaded.

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Any time I would stand up I would get really dizzy, really lightheaded.

Her throat hurt and she felt lightheaded, she told Pascal in Creole, and her muscles ached as if somebody had beaten her up.

The captain saw at once that Jack was lightheaded and he humored him.

I spent all the rest of the day doing almost nothing and thinking until I felt lightheaded.

The young girl thought that Valentin had grown lightheaded; she took the talisman and went to fetch the lamp.

Besides, I was beginning to feel lightheaded and worn out, partly from lack of food, no doubt.

Got a red face—toothache didn't make you a trifle lightheaded, did it?

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