Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headed

/ˈhɛdɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: head-ed
IPA: /ˈhɛdɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.

adj

Having a head or brain with specified characteristics.

adj

Having hair of a specified color.

adj

Having been headed: having had a head formed (by deformation such as die-stamping).

verb

simple past and past participle of head

adj

Heading in a certain direction.

Example Sentences

"a large-headed caricature of a politician"
"a mad-headed young man"
"a fireman's pick-headed axe"
"Smith headed the team last summer."
"We headed toward the ocean."
"southward-headed caravans"

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English -ed English headed From head (“noun”) + -ed.

Derived Forms

addleheaded airheaded arrowheaded baldheaded bareheaded bearheaded beefheaded beheaded blackheaded blockheaded boneheaded bubbleheaded

Phrases

addle-headed ashy-headed goose ashy-headed laughingthrush bald-headed bald-headed hermit bald-headed row baldy-headed bare-headed

Synonyms

minded

Antonyms

unheaded headless

Rhymes With

lightheaded dreaded leaded bedded

Questions

How do you pronounce headed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛdɪd/.
What does headed mean?: Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
Where does headed come from?: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English -ed English headed From head (“noun”) + -ed.

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