light-headed
1. lacking seriousness;
given to frivolity (Freq. 1)
- a dizzy blonde
- light-headed teenagers
- silly giggles
• Syn:
airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy,
lightheaded, silly
• Similar to:
frivolous
• Derivationally related forms:
silliness (for: silly), lightheadedness (for: lightheaded), giddiness (for: giddy)
2. weak and likely to lose consciousness (Freq. 1)
- 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, light, swooning, lightheaded
• Similar to:
ill, sick
• Derivationally related forms:
lightheadedness (for: lightheaded), faint (for: faint), faintness (for: faint)
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