lightheadedness
nounEtymology From light-headed (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns).
1
The state or quality of being light-headed; dizziness or faintness; flightiness; wandering; delirium.
- The lightheadedness passed once I lay down.
- The effects caused by inhaling nitrous oxide gas, such as lightheadedness and euphoria, can be felt within seconds.2024 September 14, Zachary Pottle, “Galaxy Gas: Flavored Whipped Cream Charger Or Dangerous Drug?”, in AddictionCenter:
- Synonyms
- giddiness
- Related terms
- light-headedly, vertigo