light-headedadj.

Brit.

/ˌlʌɪtˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪtˌhɛdəd/,

/ˌlaɪtˈhɛdəd/

Forms: see light adj.¹ and n.² and headed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, headed adj.

Etymology: < light adj.¹ + headed adj.

a. Disorientated, delirious; dizzy, slightly faint.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > vertigo > [adjective]

dizzyc1340

turngiddy1398

turn-sickc1440

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light-headeda1500

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vertiginous1621

vertigious1623

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giddyish1711

swimmy1836

whizzy1866

dizzied1870

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > delirious or raving

wedingc725

lighta1500

light-headeda1500

ravinga1525

raving mad1541

frenetical1548

idle1548

delirant1600

deliring1600

frenetic1609

phrenitic1649

delirous1656

delirious1670

deliriate1689

rambling1700

straggle-brained1725

allochoos1811

ravers1938

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) ii. l. 1419 Off ȝonge falowis þai gat þaim withe A licht hewiddid companny, And set þaim hail on fellonny.

?1537 H. Latimer Let. in Serm. & Remains (1845) (modernized text) II. 391 I am light-headed for lack of sleep.

1663 S. Pepys Diary 31 Oct. (1971) IV. 358 The Queen continues light-headed, but in hopes to recover.

1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise i. 234 Some..were sore afeard That she had grown light-headed with her woe.

1988 J. Brady Stone of Heart (1990) 105 Minogue felt light-headed and pukey after the cigarette.

2002 B July 56/1 During one particular speed week I wasn't at all with it: I felt very spaced out and was incredibly light-headed.

b. Of a fever or stupor: characterized by delirium or dizziness.

ΚΠ

1747 tr. Mem. Nutrebian Court I. v. 89 I was carried home senseless and extremely bruised, which caused me to fall into a light-headed fever.

1841 Scenes Life Balford Randall viii, in Meteor No. 7. 129 I think I'm going to have a light-headed fever next week.

2002 S. Travers Barry Bonds vi. 128 He can be at his best when playing in a light-headed stupor after getting little sleep.

2. Frivolous, injudicious, thoughtless; mercurial, fickle. Also occasionally as adv. (see quot. 1639).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective]

lightlyeOE

lightOE

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tickle or light of the sear?1530

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scatter-brained1804

gossamer1806

shandy-pated1806

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barmy-brained1823

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flirtatious1834

flirty1840

Micawberish1859

scatterheaded1867

flibberty-gibberty1879

thistledown1897

shatter-pated1901

trivial-minded1905

scattery1924

fizgig1928

ditzy1979

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > capricious or whimsical

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crotchetya1854

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hobby-horsical1893

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temperamental1907

up and down1960

untogether1969

fanciful-

fantastic-

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adverb]

dallyingly?1545

triflingly1579

toyishly1581

light-headed1639

light-headedly1713

flippantly1758

flightily1780

1549 J. Olde in M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Ephes. Prol. sig. .iiii Euery lyghte headded ydle person, and euerye raungeyng ruffion shamelesly pampre his paunche with fleshe and delicates.

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 769 These..were speaches fitter for a rash light headed youth, than for his [sc. Cæsar's] person.

1590 R. Hitchcock tr. F. Sansovino Quintesence of Wit f. 89 He is ouer-light-headed, to change himselfe firste into one parte, then into another.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 388 He was no suppressour of the subiects..to inrich light-headed flatterers.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre i. v. 6 We see how light-headed this Pagan did talk, being stark drunk with pride.

1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. xiv. 426 A light-headed Nuntio, who did much mischief to his Majesty's service.

1828 T. Carlyle Goethe's Helena in Foreign Rev. 1 462 Phorcyas..stands on the best footing with the poor light-headed Cicada-swarm of a Chorus.

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. iii. 144 Such thoughts were in the meantime counteracted by the light-headed doings of the Queen Dowager.

2002 Vanity Fair May 182/2 The restaurant was crowded and cacophonous, filled with light-headed fashionistas who flitted like butterflies from table to table.

Derivatives

light-ˈheadedly adv.

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the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adverb]

dallyingly?1545

triflingly1579

toyishly1581

light-headed1639

light-headedly1713

flippantly1758

flightily1780

1713 C. Shadwell Humours of Army v. 60 Ah, ah, I knew you were near your end by your talking so light headedly about the Wife of your Bosom.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Strange Case Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde x. 128 Gloating on my crime, light-headedly devising others in the future.

1998 J. Barnes England, England (1999) 50 Russell, with whom she ran away light-headedly in order to fuck and love, halfway up a Welsh mountain.

lightˈheadedness n.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > vertigo > [noun]

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swimeOE

swinglingc1000

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turngiddiness1398

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megrim1595

vertiginousness1599

whimsya1627

tiegoa1640

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swim1817

swirling1825

swimminess1894

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [noun]

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levity1564

gaiety1573

light-mindedness?1574

shallowness1590

toyishness1595

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ludicrousness1664

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flightiness1747

flirtishness1750

trivial-mindedness1872

1645 L. Gatford Λόγος Ἀλεξιϕάρμακος 19 A strange raving giddinesse or light-headednesse hath possessed them.

1813 L. Hunt in Examiner 31 May 350/1 A fit of religious light-headedness.

1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxiv. 299 As to lightheadedness, there never was such a feather of a head as mine.

2001 N. Jones Rough Guide Trav. Health i. 67 Temazepam is frequently prescribed for sleep problems. Side effects include clumsiness, drowsiness and lightheadedness the next day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	light-headed
释义	light-headedadj. Brit. /ˌlʌɪtˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtˌhɛdəd/, /ˌlaɪtˈhɛdəd/ Forms: see light adj.¹ and n.² and headed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, headed adj. Etymology: < light adj.¹ + headed adj. 1. a. Disorientated, delirious; dizzy, slightly faint. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > vertigo > [adjective] dizzyc1340 turngiddy1398 turn-sickc1440 lighta1500 light-headeda1500 dozy1530 swimec1540 giddy1570 swimming1607 vertiginous1608 vertiginal1612 vertiginous1621 vertigious1623 hiddy-giddy1629 swimmering1650 wheel-sick1670 giddyish1711 swimmy1836 whizzy1866 dizzied1870 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > delirious or raving wedingc725 lighta1500 light-headeda1500 ravinga1525 raving mad1541 frenetical1548 idle1548 delirant1600 deliring1600 frenetic1609 phrenitic1649 delirous1656 delirious1670 deliriate1689 rambling1700 straggle-brained1725 allochoos1811 ravers1938 a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) ii. l. 1419 Off ȝonge falowis þai gat þaim withe A licht hewiddid companny, And set þaim hail on fellonny. ?1537 H. Latimer Let. in Serm. & Remains (1845) (modernized text) II. 391 I am light-headed for lack of sleep. 1663 S. Pepys Diary 31 Oct. (1971) IV. 358 The Queen continues light-headed, but in hopes to recover. 1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise i. 234 Some..were sore afeard That she had grown light-headed with her woe. 1988 J. Brady Stone of Heart (1990) 105 Minogue felt light-headed and pukey after the cigarette. 2002 B July 56/1 During one particular speed week I wasn't at all with it: I felt very spaced out and was incredibly light-headed. b. Of a fever or stupor: characterized by delirium or dizziness. ΚΠ 1747 tr. Mem. Nutrebian Court I. v. 89 I was carried home senseless and extremely bruised, which caused me to fall into a light-headed fever. 1841 Scenes Life Balford Randall viii, in Meteor No. 7. 129 I think I'm going to have a light-headed fever next week. 2002 S. Travers Barry Bonds vi. 128 He can be at his best when playing in a light-headed stupor after getting little sleep. 2. Frivolous, injudicious, thoughtless; mercurial, fickle. Also occasionally as adv. (see quot. 1639). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective] lightlyeOE lightOE lightsomea1425 flying1509 light-minded?1529 tickle or light of the sear?1530 giddya1547 light-headed1549 gidded1563 giddish1566 fling-brained1570 tickle-headed1583 toyish1584 shallow1594 leger1598 corky1601 barmy1602 airy1609 unfirma1616 unballast1622 cork-brained1630 unballasted1644 kickshawa1655 unserious1655 unstudious1663 flirtishc1665 caper-witteda1670 shatter-headedc1686 corky-brained1699 flea-lugged1724 halokit1724 shatter-brained1727 scattered-brained1747 shatter-witted1775 flippant1791 butterfly-brained1796 scatter-brained1804 gossamer1806 shandy-pated1806 shattery1820 barmy-brained1823 papilionaceous1832 flirtatious1834 flirty1840 Micawberish1859 scatterheaded1867 flibberty-gibberty1879 thistledown1897 shatter-pated1901 trivial-minded1905 scattery1924 fizgig1928 ditzy1979 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > capricious or whimsical startfulmood?a1300 wildc1350 volage?a1366 gerfulc1374 geryc1386 wild-headeda1400 skittishc1412 gerish1430 shittle1440 shittle-witted1448 runningc1449 volageous1487 glaikit1488 fantasious1490 giggish1523 tickle or light of the sear?1530 fantastical1531 wayward1531 wantona1538 peevish1539 light-headed1549 humoral1573 unstaid1579 shittle-headed1580 toy-headed1581 fangled1587 humorous1589 choiceful1591 toyish1598 tricksy1598 skip-brain1603 capricious1605 humoursome1607 planetary1607 vertiginous1609 whimsieda1625 ingiddied1628 whimsy1637 toysome1638 cocklec1640 mercurial1647 garish1650 maggoty1650 kicksey-winseya1652 freakish1653 humourish1653 planetic1653 whimsical1653 shittle-braineda1655 freaking1663 maggoty-headed1667 maggot-pated1681 hoity-toity1690 maggotish1693 maggot-headeda1695 whimsy-headed1699 fantasque1701 crotchetly1702 quixotic1718 volatile1719 holloweda1734 conundrumical1743 flighty1768 fly-away1775 dizzy1780 whimmy1785 shy1787 whimming1787 quirky1789 notional1791 tricksome1815 vagarish1819 freakful1820 faddy1824 moodish1827 mawky1837 erratic1841 rockety1843 quirkish1848 maggoty-pated1850 crotchetya1854 freaksome1854 faddish1855 vagrom1882 fantasied1883 vagarisome1883 on-and-offish1888 tricksical1889 freaky1891 hobby-horsical1893 quirksome1896 temperamental1907 up and down1960 untogether1969 fanciful- fantastic- the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adverb] dallyingly?1545 triflingly1579 toyishly1581 light-headed1639 light-headedly1713 flippantly1758 flightily1780 1549 J. Olde in M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Ephes. Prol. sig. .iiii Euery lyghte headded ydle person, and euerye raungeyng ruffion shamelesly pampre his paunche with fleshe and delicates. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 769 These..were speaches fitter for a rash light headed youth, than for his [sc. Cæsar's] person. 1590 R. Hitchcock tr. F. Sansovino Quintesence of Wit f. 89 He is ouer-light-headed, to change himselfe firste into one parte, then into another. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 388 He was no suppressour of the subiects..to inrich light-headed flatterers. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre i. v. 6 We see how light-headed this Pagan did talk, being stark drunk with pride. 1704 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion III. xiv. 426 A light-headed Nuntio, who did much mischief to his Majesty's service. 1828 T. Carlyle Goethe's Helena in Foreign Rev. 1 462 Phorcyas..stands on the best footing with the poor light-headed Cicada-swarm of a Chorus. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. iii. 144 Such thoughts were in the meantime counteracted by the light-headed doings of the Queen Dowager. 2002 Vanity Fair May 182/2 The restaurant was crowded and cacophonous, filled with light-headed fashionistas who flitted like butterflies from table to table. Derivatives light-ˈheadedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adverb] dallyingly?1545 triflingly1579 toyishly1581 light-headed1639 light-headedly1713 flippantly1758 flightily1780 1713 C. Shadwell Humours of Army v. 60 Ah, ah, I knew you were near your end by your talking so light headedly about the Wife of your Bosom. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Strange Case Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde x. 128 Gloating on my crime, light-headedly devising others in the future. 1998 J. Barnes England, England (1999) 50 Russell, with whom she ran away light-headedly in order to fuck and love, halfway up a Welsh mountain. lightˈheadedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > vertigo > [noun] dizzinessc900 swimeOE swinglingc1000 turningc1230 turngiddya1382 giddiness1398 turngiddiness1398 vertiginyc1400 turn-sick?c1450 swindling1527 vertigo1528 swimming1530 swindle1559 turnsickness1559 duseling1561 whirling1561 turn-sick giddiness1577 megrim1595 vertiginousness1599 whimsya1627 tiegoa1640 lightheadedness1645 swimmering1650 swim1817 swirling1825 swimminess1894 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [noun] lightnessc1384 levity1564 gaiety1573 light-mindedness?1574 shallowness1590 toyishness1595 lightheadedness1645 ludicrousness1664 unseriousness1672 flightiness1747 flirtishness1750 trivial-mindedness1872 1645 L. Gatford Λόγος Ἀλεξιϕάρμακος 19 A strange raving giddinesse or light-headednesse hath possessed them. 1813 L. Hunt in Examiner 31 May 350/1 A fit of religious light-headedness. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxiv. 299 As to lightheadedness, there never was such a feather of a head as mine. 2001 N. Jones Rough Guide Trav. Health i. 67 Temazepam is frequently prescribed for sleep problems. Side effects include clumsiness, drowsiness and lightheadedness the next day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.a1500
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