Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition or quality of being heady, in any sense of that word.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being heady.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The characteristic of being
heady .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I further argued that Ghost Whisperer's "Melinda Gordon" (Jennifer Love Hewitt) had the potential to blend her "headiness" with her "sexiness", resulting in a relatively well-rounded and independent character.
PopMatters 2009
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Japan's madness for golf during its bubble economy epitomized the headiness of the era.
Golf Deal Part of Growing Chinese Links to Japan Inc. Mariko Sanchanta 2010
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She lost herself in indulgent kisses, swimming in the headiness of a boy!
Storytelling. « 2009
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Indeed, some deals done in 2010 have carried the hallmarks of pre-crisis headiness, when investors poured cash into any deal that came to market despite declining yields and doubtful protections for buyers.
Banks Dined on Junk and IPOs Liz Rappaport 2011
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"It is in a man's nature to pursue success and to scale the next higher mountain," said Felix Ng. "It is in a woman's nature to safeguard success and scale down on the headiness of material pursuits for other important aspects of life."
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But there's no denying the poetic headiness of the sex scenes nor the serious intentions of the film's ideas about privacy, art, exploitation and porn.
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"It is in a man's nature to pursue success and to scale the next higher mountain," said Felix Ng. "It is in a woman's nature to safeguard success and scale down on the headiness of material pursuits for other important aspects of life."
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And then, another wave of headiness hit me even harder.
Vanished Kate Brian 2010
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"It is in a man's nature to pursue success and to scale the next higher mountain," said Felix Ng. "It is in a woman's nature to safeguard success and scale down on the headiness of material pursuits for other important aspects of life."
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"It is in a man's nature to pursue success and to scale the next higher mountain," said Felix Ng. "It is in a woman's nature to safeguard success and scale down on the headiness of material pursuits for other important aspects of life."
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