light-headed — adj unable to think clearly or move steadily, for example during a fever or after drinking alcohol = ↑dizzy ▪ The sun and the wine had made him a little light headed. >light headedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
light-headed — also lightheaded, dizzy, 1530s; from LIGHT (Cf. light) (adj.1) + HEAD (Cf. head) (n.). Related: Light headedness … Etymology dictionary
light-headed — [adj] silly; feeling faint changeable, delirious, dizzy, empty, featherbrained*, fickle, flighty, flippant, foolish, frivolous, gaga*, giddy, harebrained*, hazy, punchy*, reeling, rocky, scatterbrained*, shallow, superficial, swimming, swimmy,… … New thesaurus
light-headed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ dizzy and slightly faint … English terms dictionary
light-headed — adjective 1. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity (Freq. 1) a dizzy blonde light headed teenagers silly giggles • Syn: ↑airheaded, ↑dizzy, ↑empty headed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
light-headed — /ˈlaɪt hɛdəd/ (say luyt heduhd) adjective 1. having or showing a frivolous or volatile disposition: light headed persons. 2. giddy, dizzy, drunk, or delirious: *Lately the heat was making her sometimes a little light headed –nourma handford, 1953 …
light-headed — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ become ▪ make sb ▪ The wine had made him a little light headed. ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
light-headed — ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you feel light headed, you feel rather unsteady and strange, for example because you are ill or because you have drunk too much alcohol. If you skip breakfast, your blood sugar level will drop and you will probably… … English dictionary
light-headed — adjective unable to think clearly or move steadily, for example during a fever or after drinking alcohol; dizzy (1): The sun and the wine had made him a little light headed. light headedness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
light-headed — adj 1. frivolous, flyaway, fanciful, trifling, trivial, petty; scatterbrained, featherheaded, featherbrained, rattlebrained, harebrained, bird brained; inane, silly, foolish, kiddish, childish, immature, irresponsible; shallow, superficial, light … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
