Lightheaded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

weak and likely to lose consciousness

lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaɪthɛdᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaɪthɛdɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaɪthɛdɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈaɪthɛdᵻd/.

Examples

suddenly felt faint from the pain
was sick and faint from hunger
felt light in the head

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swooning featherbrained dizzy giddy light-headed faint empty-headed light silly airheaded

Parts of Speech

adjective	weak and likely to lose consciousness “suddenly felt faint from the pain”
adjective	lacking seriousness; given to frivolity “a dizzy blonde”

Word Forms

faint	noun	a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
faintness	noun	a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
lightheadedness	noun	a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
giddiness	noun	an impulsive scatterbrained manner
silliness	noun	an impulsive scatterbrained manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

benommen

schwach und wahrscheinlich ohnmächtig

🇫🇷French

étourdi

faible et susceptible de perdre connaissance

🇪🇸Spanish

mareado

débil y probable que pierda el conocimiento

🇮🇹Italian

stordimento

debole e probabile che perda conoscenza

🇳🇱Dutch

licht in het hoofd

zwak en waarschijnlijk het bewustzijn verliezen

🇵🇹Portuguese

tonto

fraco e com probabilidade de perder a consciência

🇷🇺Russian

легкомысленный

слабый и может потерять сознание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छिछोरा

कमज़ोर और होश खोने की संभावना

🇧🇩Bengali

হালকা মাথা

দুর্বল এবং চেতনা হারানোর সম্ভাবনা

🇮🇳Tamil

இலகுவான

பலவீனமான மற்றும் சுயநினைவை இழக்க வாய்ப்பு உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

కాంతివంతంగా

బలహీనంగా మరియు స్పృహ కోల్పోయే అవకాశం ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

हलके

कमकुवत आणि चेतना गमावण्याची शक्यता

🇮🇳Gujarati

હળવા માથાવાળું

નબળા અને ચેતના ગુમાવવાની સંભાવના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಗುರವಾದ

ದುರ್ಬಲ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆಯಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെളിച്ചപ്പാട്

ദുർബലവും ബോധം നഷ്ടപ്പെടാൻ സാധ്യതയുള്ളതുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਲਕੇ ਸਿਰ

ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਸ਼ ਗੁਆਉਣ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلکے سر

کمزور اور ہوش کھونے کا امکان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

头晕的

虚弱并可能失去知觉

🇯🇵Japanese

立ちくらみ

弱くて意識を失いやすい

🇰🇷Korean

현기증이 나는

약하고 의식을 잃을 가능성이 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

choáng váng

yếu và có khả năng mất ý thức

🇹🇭Thai

มึนหัว

อ่อนแอและมีแนวโน้มที่จะหมดสติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pusing

lemah dan cenderung kehilangan kesadaran

🇵🇭Filipino

magaan ang ulo

mahina at malamang na mawalan ng malay

🇲🇾Malay

pening kepala

lemah dan berkemungkinan tidak sedarkan diri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خفيف الرأس

ضعيف ومن المحتمل أن يفقد وعيه

🇮🇷Persian

سبک سر

ضعیف و احتمالاً از دست دادن هوشیاری

🇹🇷Turkish

sersemlemiş

zayıf ve muhtemelen bilincini kaybedecek

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְחַרחַר

חלש ועלול לאבד את ההכרה

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