light-headedness

noun

as in lightness
a lack of seriousness often at an improper time teenagers, with all of their usual light-headedness, are not the best audience for this serious play

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Recent Examples of light-headedness Cavalli battled dehydration and light-headedness in his last start, completing just 2 1/3 innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 7 July 2026 Headaches, muscle cramps and light-headedness are signs to go into a cool place and rest. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 Fatigue or Headaches Some people have reported fatigue, headaches, and light-headedness after taking these unregulated peptide injections, Tam said. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2025 His lawyers told the court that Lai had been experiencing palpitations and episodes of light-headedness, prompting judges to adjourn the hearing to get his prescribed medications and a heart monitor. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for light-headedness
  1. lightness
  2. cheerfulness
  3. glee
  4. silliness
  5. levity
Noun
  • What character does is govern how a person understands and inhabits these qualities with humanity, with justice, with humility, with the appropriate lightness of not confusing oneself for one’s category.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • And thanks to the lightness of the design, this sofa will also never look too heavy or oversized for your living room.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of lightness
Noun
  • Positive qualities—promptness, diligence, cheerfulness—sped up your ascent through the ranks; negative ones—laziness, dissipation, late mornings—slowed it down.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • How is one not enamored of the Dutch fans’ togetherness and cheerfulness, or the costumes and smiles of the Japanese fans?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026
Definition of cheerfulness
Noun
  • Aegon cackles with glee as Tyland ducks to the ground and his enemies snap, crackle, pop in the night.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • To the director’s glee, modern audiences may be more uncomfortable with Erika and Elliot’s lopsided power dynamic than the sight of sweet-faced Hoffman in a pig mask and panties.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of glee
Noun
  • Only in agriculture is the rule to produce as much as possible, this silliness to be redeemed if not by the market then by the government.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Minions & Monsters kept its familiar chaos intact, but its turn toward sentiment may have left behind some of the pure silliness that built its core audience at home.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of silliness
Noun
  • Even with more levity and laughs than is typical for a Game of Thrones show, the world of Westeros can really only get so lighthearted.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Mason highlights – with levity and humor – how erroneous ideas, gullibility, and blinders can lead even people who should know better down rabbit holes.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026
Definition of levity

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“Light-headedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-headedness. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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