light-headed (redirected from Light-headedness)

light-headed

adj

1. frivolous in disposition or behaviour

2. giddy; feeling faint or slightly delirious

light-headedly  adv

light-headedness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	light-headed - weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" lightheaded, swooning, faint, light ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
	2.	light-headed - lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" empty-headed, featherbrained, airheaded, dizzy, giddy, lightheaded, silly frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"

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light-headed

adjective

1. faint, dizzy, hazy, giddy, delirious, unsteady, vertiginous, woozy (informal) Your blood pressure will drop and you may feel light-headed.

2. frivolous, silly, shallow, foolish, superficial, trifling, inane, flippant, flighty, bird-brained (informal), featherbrained, rattlebrained (slang) a light-headed girl

Translations

light-headed [ˈlaɪtˈhedɪd] ADJ (by temperament) → ligero de cascos; (= dizzy) → mareado; (with fever) → delirante; (with excitement) → exaltado
wine makes me light-headed → el vino se me sube a la cabeza

light-headed [ˌlaɪtˈhɛdɪd] adj (by temperament) → svampito/a; (dizzy) → intontito/a, stordito/a; (with fever) → vaneggiante; (with excitement) → eccitato/a
the drink made him feel light-headed → il liquore gli ha fatto girare la testa