lightheadedness

Questions about lightheadedness

What does lightheadedness mean?

lightheadedness means "a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lightheadedness?

lightheadedness has 4 syllables: ligh-thead-ed-ness. The stress falls on "ligh". In IPA it is /ˈlaɪtˌhɛdədnəs/.

What is another word for lightheadedness?

Close synonyms include dizziness, giddiness, vertigo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lightheadedness a common word?

lightheadedness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.