lightheaded
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5.6
- adjective
- /ˈlaɪtˌhɛdɪd/
- Informal
:
frívolo
- Today may be moving too slowly for you, but you can't let yourself get lightheaded.
- feel lightheaded
Examples
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Lightheaded.
Fiction book (1994) -
Oh, very lightheaded.
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I wanted them drinking, getting lightheaded.
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Positively lightheaded.
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I know I'm making millions, but I liked the Moulin Rouge as she was: Lightheaded and hot-blooded.
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He could engage in that jovial thievery, that light-fingered, lightheaded trivializing of another person's tragic truth, a practice he abhorred wherever he came upon it.
Fiction book (1995) -
When she heard the silly joke, she felt lightheaded and started laughing uncontrollably.
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His lightheaded antics at the party made everyone smile, even though they were supposed to be serious.
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Feeling lightheaded after hearing the news, she decided to celebrate with her friends.
Synonyms
976
1.0
Not sensible and often a little foolish
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3.9
Someone who is silly and not very serious
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4.4
Acting silly and playful without being serious
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6.3
Silly, not very intelligent and not serious
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5.0
Being silly and not serious in behavior
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7.9
Not thinking carefully and often acting silly
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7.9
Shows little care for serious matters and acts without thinking
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9.9
Confused and acting silly with a muddled, forgetful mind
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9.8
Being very silly and not serious
Not serious and likely to make bad choices
Antonyms
How Frivolous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lightheaded can also mean not serious or sensible, using light ('not heavy' or 'not serious') like in lighthearted. So, lightheaded describes someone who is a bit silly or careless about important things.