"lightheadedness" meaning in English

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Noun

enPR: lītʹhĕd'(ĭ)d-nĕs Etymology: From light-headed (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|light-headed|-ness|pos1=adjective|pos2=suffix forming nouns|qq1=any sense}} light-headed (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lightheadedness (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of being light-headed; dizziness or faintness; flightiness; wandering; delirium. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: giddiness, light-headedness Related terms: light-headedly [adverb], vertigo Translations (the property of feeling lighheaded): Benommenheit [feminine] (German), λιποθυμία (lipothymía) [feminine] (Greek), aerthacht [feminine] (Irish)

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