Definition of Lightheadedness

1. Noun. A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall.

Exact synonyms: Dizziness, Giddiness, Vertigo
Generic synonyms: Symptom
Derivative terms: Dizzy, Giddy, Lightheaded, Vertiginous

2. Noun. A frivolous lack of prudence.
Generic synonyms: Heedlessness, Mindlessness, Rashness
Derivative terms: Lightheaded

Definition of Lightheadedness

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of light-headedness) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lightheadedness

lightface
lightfaced
lightfaces
lightfast
lightfastness
lightfastnesses
lightfield camera
lightfoot
lightfront
lightfronts
lightful
lightgun
lightguns
lightheaded
lightheadedly
lightheadedness (current term)
lighthearted
lightheartedly
lightheartedness
lighthouse
lighthouse keeper
lighthouse keepers
lighthouse lens
lighthouselike
lighthouses
lighting
lighting-up(a)
lighting circuit
lighting fixture
lighting industry

Literary usage of Lightheadedness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Indoor Air Quality & Work Environment Study: Epa Headquarters Buildingsby Kevin Teichman by Kevin Teichman (1991)
"... and dizziness/lightheadedness (less than 10% at all locations). The low prevalence of these symptoms limited the development of subsequent models (ie ..."

2. A Journal of the Plague Year: Being Observations Or Memorials of the Most by Daniel Defoe (1886)
"... and what we call lightheadedness, were frequently run upon at that time, and how infinitely more such there wou'd ha' been, if such People had not been ..."

3. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1910)
"... but only, through lightheadedness and sense- 'fss folly, to make it seem as though he also held the affairs °f artists, whom the King was wanting, ..."

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