Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The condition or quality of being heady, in any sense of that word.
Wiktionary
- n. The characteristic of being heady.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The quality of being heady.
Examples
“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.”
“Japan's madness for golf during its bubble economy epitomized the headiness of the era.”
The Wall Street Journal: Golf Deal Part of Growing Chinese Links to Japan Inc.
“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.”
“She lost herself in indulgent kisses, swimming in the headiness of a boy!”
“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.”
“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.”
“And then, another wave of headiness hit me even harder.”
“That it involved torture was peripheral, obscured by the headiness of being involved in high-level, important, clandestine government affairs.”
“During the headiness that such moments facilitate, I agreed to start my post-birthday morning with a radio appearance that necessitated waking up at 6:15.”
“But Belmont used a mix of backdoor cuts and headiness down the stretch to keep things close.”
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