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lightheaded

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As an adjective, lightheaded means weak and likely to lose consciousness.

Meanings of lightheaded

2 meanings

adjective

  1. Weak and likely to lose consciousness

    “suddenly felt faint from the pain”

    “was sick and faint from hunger”

    “felt light in the head”

    Similar: faint, light, swooning, light-headed
  2. Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

    “a dizzy blonde”

    “light-headed teenagers”

    “silly giggles”

    Similar: airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed

Alternative spelling of light-headed

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

adjective: weak and likely to lose consciousness
adjective: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
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