lightheaded
adjective
light·head·ed
ˈlīt-ˌhe-dəd
variants
or light-headed
1
: experiencing a feeling that one might faint often along with a sensation of dizziness
Unaccustomed to the heat … and the farmer's failure to provide drinking water, I got lightheaded.—George Dardess
I am light-headed from the altitude …—Tony Ortega
2
: lacking in maturity or seriousness : frivolous
The theories are light-headed enough, but they at least indicate some connection with twentieth-century experience.—Louis Menand
lightheadedly
adverb
or light-headedly
… when the moral of the story is stated one last time, the tone veers jarringly from solemn to lightheadedly saccharine.
—Stephen Holden
lightheadedness
noun
or light-headedness
He experienced mild light-headedness when the palpitations first started …
—Fred Morady et al.
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“Lightheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lightheaded. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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