Meanings
alternative light-headedness
- uncountableThe state or quality of being light-headed; dizziness or faintness; flightiness; wandering; delirium.
The lightheadedness passed once I lay down.
1 more example
The effects caused by inhaling nitrous oxide gas, such as lightheadedness and euphoria, can be felt within seconds.
2024 September 14, Zachary Pottle, “Galaxy Gas: Flavored Whipped Cream Charger Or Dangerous Drug?”, in AddictionCenterSynonyms: giddiness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being light-headed; dizziness or faintness; flightiness; wandering; delirium.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From light-headed (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Benommenheit
- Benommenheitthe property of feeling lighheaded
Greek λιποθυμία
- λιποθυμία (lipothymía)the property of feeling lighheaded
Irish aerthacht
- aerthachtthe property of feeling lighheaded
Cite this entry
lightheadedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightheadedness
“lightheadedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightheadedness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lightheadedness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightheadedness.
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