light·head·ed

[lahyt-hed-id]
adjective
1.
giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.
2.
having or showing a frivolous or volatile disposition; thoughtless: lightheaded persons.

Origin:
1530–40; light2 + head + -ed3

light·head·ed·ly, adverb
light·head·ed·ness, noun
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lightheaded

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"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: faint
2. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: airheaded
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Lightheaded is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Traumatic stress reactions often include feeling your heart pounding and feeling lightheaded or spacey.
Feeling lightheaded, especially when getting up quickly.
Damage to the nerves to your heart may cause you to feel lightheaded, or faint, when you stand up.
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