light-headed 
adjective
Dizzy and slightly faint: she felt light-headed with relief...
- It made me slightly dizzy and light-headed, and I collapsed backwards on the bed with every intent to sleep it off.
- She was surprised how the scent made her light-headed and slightly dizzy.
- This left me feeling a little light-headed, slightly dazed and quite tired, which Roselyn explained was perfectly normal.
Synonyms
dizzy, giddy, faint, unsteady, light in the head, weak-headed, muzzy;
shaky, reeling, staggering
informal woozy
rare vertiginous
Derivatives
light-headedly
- Each of them had an evil spouse, who light-headedly squandered what the father had left.
- Rising a bit light-headedly, he stepped up to his polished looking-glass and surveyed himself.
- After eight days and 120 miles of light-headedly walking on clouds, breathing became an unconscious and passive activity again.
light-headedness
/ noun ...- Alternatively, dizziness may be used to describe a swaying sensation, or a feeling of weakness, faintness, light-headedness or unsteadiness.
- Dizziness, light-headedness, or fainting may occur, especially when you get up suddenly from a lying or sitting position.
- There were no associated headaches, dizziness, light-headedness, palpitations, or eye pain.