light-head|ed

light-head|ed
light-head|ed «LYT HEHD ihd», adjective.
1. dizzy: »

A second glass of wine made him light-headed.

2. out of one's head; delirious: »

The sick man was light-headed from fever.

3. silly; thoughtless; frivolous; empty-headed; flighty: »

That frivolous, light-headed girl thinks of nothing but parties and clothes.

SYNONYM(S): changeable, fickle.
light´-head´ed|ly, adverb.
light´-head´ed|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • light´-head´ed|ly — light head|ed «LYT HEHD ihd», adjective. 1. dizzy: »A second glass of wine made him light headed. 2. out of one s head; delirious: »The sick man was light headed from fever. 3. silly; thoughtless; …   Useful english dictionary

  • light-head — light head·ed·ly; light head·ed·ness; …   English syllables

  • light´-head´ed|ness — light head|ed «LYT HEHD ihd», adjective. 1. dizzy: »A second glass of wine made him light headed. 2. out of one s head; delirious: »The sick man was light headed from fever. 3. silly; thoughtless; …   Useful english dictionary

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  • light-headedly — light head·ed·ly …   English syllables

  • Light-headed — Light head ed (l[imac]t h[e^]d [e^]d), a. 1. Disordered in the head; dizzy; feeling faint; delirious. [WordNet sense 1] Walpole. Syn: faint, swooning, lightheaded. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. Thoughtless; heedless; volatile; unsteady; fickle; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Light-headedness — Light headed Light head ed (l[imac]t h[e^]d [e^]d), a. 1. Disordered in the head; dizzy; feeling faint; delirious. [WordNet sense 1] Walpole. Syn: faint, swooning, lightheaded. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. Thoughtless; heedless; volatile;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • light-headedness — light head·ed·ness līt hed əd nəs n the condition of being dizzy or on the verge of fainting <dizziness or light headedness, particularly when one arises to a standing position, is a predictable consequence of any medication tending to lower… …   Medical dictionary

  • light-headedness — light head·ed·ness …   English syllables

  • light — 1 /laIt/ noun 1 NATURAL/ARTIFICIAL LIGHT a) (U) the energy from the sun, a flame, a lamp etc that allows you to see things: the morning light streaming in through the windows | We could see a tiny glimmer of light in the distance. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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