light-headed
English
adj
Definitions
- Disordered in the head; dizzy or feeling faint; hence, flighty in mind; delirious.
- Thoughtless; volatile; frivolous.
Etymology
Affix from English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload) + English headed (having a head).
Origin
English
headed
Gloss
having a head
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Spooklight English
- addleheaded English
- airheaded English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- arrowheaded English
- backlight English
- baldheaded English
- bareheaded English
- bearheaded English
- bedlight English
- beefheaded English
- belight English
- betalight English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- blockheaded English
- boneheaded English
- booklight English
- bubbleheaded English
- bullheaded English
- bumbleheaded English
- buttheaded English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- chowderheaded English
- chuckleheaded English
- clearheaded English
- coneheaded English
- coolheaded English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- dickheaded English
- dim-headed English
- downlight English
- droplight English
- dull-headed English
- dummy light English
- dunderheaded English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- eggheaded English
- empty-headed English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- fairheaded English
- fatheaded English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- flat-headed cat English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- fuckheaded English
- fuzzyheaded English
- gaslight English
- glassyheaded English
- glowlight English
- guidelight English
- hammer-headed English
- hardheaded English
- head English
- headed English
- headedly English
- headedness English
- headlight English
- hotheaded English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- knobheaded English
- knuckleheaded English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- level-headed English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headedly English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lightheadedness English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- longheaded English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- lunkheaded English
- matchlight English
- meatheaded English
- microlight English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- muddle-headed English
- muddleheaded English
- mullet-headed English
- multilight English
- muttonheaded English
- nightlight English
- nonheaded English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- pigheaded English
- pinheaded English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- puzzleheaded English
- quarterlight English
- rattleheaded English
- redheaded English
- relight English
- ringlight English
- rockheaded English
- roundheaded English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sapheaded English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- shitheaded English
- sidelight English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- softheaded English
- soreheaded English
- spacelight English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thickheaded English
- three-headed English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- tousle-headed English
- towelheaded English
- towheaded English
- tubelight English
- twi-headed English
- twilight English
- two-headed English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- uplight English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- windowlight English
- woodenheaded English
- wrongheaded English
- Licht German
- light French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- light Middle English
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- laatɩ Farefare
- head
- light
- headed
- alight
- uplight
- belight
- lightie
- relight
- unlight
- inlight
- lighten
- lightly
- lighter
- enlight
- nonlight
- headedly
- lighting
- gaslight
- mislight
- daylight
- light up
- owllight
- lightray
- lighteth
- skylight
- lightbar
- sunlight
- prelight
- lightbox
- lightman
- toplight
- arclight
- warlight
- penlight
- lowlight
- lightish
- twilight
- tealight
- waxlight
- lightmap
- lightest
- icelight
- bedlight
- limelight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- lightness
- pigheaded
- safelight
- lightable
- nonheaded
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightlike
- lightfast
- backlight
- lightwood
- lightface
- lightwell
- spotlight
- airheaded
- glowlight
- lighthead
- lightship
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- lightwork
- jacklight
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- looplight
- sea-light
- headlight
- overlight
- lightpost
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- lightroom
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightless
- sub-light
- firelight
- ringlight
- lamplight
- sapheaded
- towheaded
- stoplight
- lightmans
- fatheaded
- moonlight
- antilight
- redheaded
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- rushlight
- pinheaded
- enlighten
- lovelight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- hotheaded
- light out
- taillight
- light due
- lightskin
- eggheaded
- floodlight
- lightshift
- coolheaded
- meatheaded
- crosslight
- houselight
- coneheaded
- lightcurve
- lightproof
- bullheaded
- lightstick
- lunkheaded
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- softheaded
- boneheaded
- multilight
- fairheaded
- lightfaced
- beefheaded
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- two-headed
- headedness
- lightboard
- earthlight
- straylight
- fuckheaded
- guidelight
- flamelight
- bearheaded
- catchlight
- light line
- knobheaded
- lightplane
- ultralight
- shitheaded
- dickheaded
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- flashlight
- hyperlight
- baldheaded
- lightshade
- striplight
- twi-headed
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- lighthouse
- bareheaded
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- soreheaded
- longheaded
- microlight
- dim-headed
- rockheaded
- blacklight
- light bulb
- buttheaded
- hardheaded
- torchlight
- watchlight
- addleheaded
- wrongheaded
- streetlight
- windowlight
- roundheaded
- lightweight
- light organ
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightworker
- dull-headed
- lightvessel
- fuzzyheaded
- arrowheaded
- pocketlight
- blockheaded
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- clearheaded
- towelheaded
- light-tight
- candlelight
- thickheaded
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- level-headed
- lighthearted
- muttonheaded
- lightmapping
- muddleheaded
- three-headed
- light-struck
- woodenheaded
- bumbleheaded
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- empty-headed
- quarterlight
- bubbleheaded
- light-minded
- dunderheaded
- glassyheaded
- thunderlight
- rattleheaded
- puzzleheaded
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- hammer-headed
- mullet-headed
- tousle-headed
- knuckleheaded
- feather-light
- chuckleheaded
- light-bearing
- chowderheaded
- muddle-headed
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light-headedly
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- light equation
- lightheadedness
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- flat-headed cat
- extragalactic background light