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light-headed

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Dizzy or feeling faint, usually as a result of a drop in blood pressure to the brain; delirious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Thoughtless; volatile; frivolous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a dizzy blonde
  • light-headed teenagers
  • silly giggles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, silly

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

weak and likely to lose consciousness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: faint, light, swooning, lightheaded

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From light (“lacking weight or mental gravity”, adjective) + headed (“having a head”, adjective).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَائِخ (dāʔiḵ) — feeling faint
  • Dutch: licht in het hoofd — feeling faint
  • German: benommen — feeling faint
  • Greek: λιπόθυμος (lipóthymos) — feeling faint
  • Hungarian: szédül — feeling faint
  • Hungarian: kóválygó (s) — feeling faint
  • Hungarian: kába — feeling faint
  • Hungarian: kábult — feeling faint
  • Hungarian: bódult — feeling faint
  • Irish: aertha — feeling faint
  • Māori: aniroro — feeling faint
  • Māori: pōātinitini — feeling faint
  • Russian: кружится голова́ — feeling faint
  • Spanish: mareado — feeling faint
  • Spanish: aturdido — feeling faint
  • Ottoman Turkish: خفیف (hafif) — feeling faint