Heady — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɛdi/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛdi/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɛdi/.

Examples

judicious use of one's money
a wise decision
foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reckless intoxicating wise foolhardy judicious rash

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters “judicious use of one's money”
adjective	extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
adjective	marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; ; -Macaulay “foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker”

Word Forms

judiciousness	noun	good judgment
wiseness	noun	the quality of being prudent and sensible
foolhardiness	noun	the trait of giving little thought to danger
head	noun	the front of a military formation or procession
rashness	noun	the trait of giving little thought to danger
recklessness	noun	the trait of giving little thought to danger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

berauschend

gekennzeichnet durch die Ausübung eines guten Urteilsvermögens oder gesunden Menschenverstandes in praktischen Angelegenheiten

🇫🇷French

capiteux

marqué par l'exercice du bon jugement ou du bon sens dans les questions pratiques

🇪🇸Spanish

embriagador

marcado por el ejercicio del buen juicio o sentido común en cuestiones prácticas

🇮🇹Italian

inebriante

segnato dall’esercizio del buon giudizio o del buon senso nelle questioni pratiche

🇳🇱Dutch

bedwelmend

gekenmerkt door de uitoefening van gezond verstand in praktische zaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

inebriante

marcado pelo exercício do bom julgamento ou bom senso em questões práticas

🇷🇺Russian

пьянящий

отмечен проявлением здравого смысла или здравого смысла в практических вопросах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तेज़

व्यावहारिक मामलों में अच्छे निर्णय या सामान्य ज्ञान के प्रयोग द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

মাথাব্যথা

ব্যবহারিক বিষয়ে ভাল রায় বা সাধারণ জ্ঞান অনুশীলন দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைக்கனம்

நடைமுறை விஷயங்களில் நல்ல தீர்ப்பு அல்லது பொது அறிவைப் பயன்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తలవంచింది

ఆచరణాత్మక విషయాలలో మంచి తీర్పు లేదా ఇంగితజ్ఞానం యొక్క వ్యాయామం ద్వారా గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

हेड

व्यावहारिक बाबींमध्ये चांगला निर्णय किंवा सामान्य ज्ञानाच्या व्यायामाद्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

માથાભારે

વ્યવહારિક બાબતોમાં સારા નિર્ણય અથવા સામાન્ય સમજણની કવાયત દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಲೆತಗ್ಗಿಸಿದ

ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ವಿಷಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತಮ ತೀರ್ಪು ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜ್ಞಾನದ ವ್ಯಾಯಾಮದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തലയെടുപ്പുള്ള

പ്രായോഗിക കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ നല്ല ന്യായവിധി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാമാന്യബുദ്ധി ഉപയോഗിച്ച് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਰ

ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੰਗੇ ਨਿਰਣੇ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਸਮਝ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

سردست

عملی معاملات میں اچھے فیصلے یا عقل کے استعمال سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人兴奋的

以在实际问题上运用良好的判断力或常识为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

頭がおかしい

実際的な問題において正しい判断または常識を行使することを特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

흥분되는

실제적인 문제에서 올바른 판단력이나 상식을 행사하는 것으로 표시됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xông lên

được đánh dấu bằng việc thực hiện phán đoán tốt hoặc ý thức chung trong các vấn đề thực tế

🇹🇭Thai

ปวดหัว

โดดเด่นด้วยการใช้วิจารณญาณที่ดีหรือสามัญสำนึกในทางปฏิบัติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sengit

ditandai dengan penerapan penilaian yang baik atau akal sehat dalam hal-hal praktis

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakaulol

minarkahan ng paggamit ng mabuting paghuhusga o sentido komun sa mga praktikal na bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pening kepala

ditandai dengan penggunaan pertimbangan yang baik atau akal sehat dalam perkara praktikal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسكر

تتميز بممارسة الحكم الجيد أو الحس السليم في الأمور العملية

🇮🇷Persian

سرگیجه

با اعمال قضاوت خوب یا عقل سلیم در مسائل عملی مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

baş döndürücü

pratik konularda sağduyunun veya sağduyunun kullanılmasıyla işaretlenir

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשַׁכֵּר

מסומן בהפעלת שיקול דעת טוב או שכל ישר בעניינים מעשיים

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The primary meaning of 'heady' is 'marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters'.

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