Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heady

/ˈhɛdi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: heady
IPA: /ˈhɛdi/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Intoxicating or stupefying.

adj

Tending to upset the mind or senses.

adj

Exhilarating or exciting; producing a feeling of high energy or confidence

adj

Exhilarating or exciting; producing a feeling of high energy or confidence:

adj

adj

Rash or impetuous.

name

Example Sentences

"The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits."
"Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love / Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, like my love"
"We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock."
"The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits."
"The heady pace of manufacturing stands in contrast to some of the recent news on how consumers are faring."
"This follows some heady gains in hourly wages for retail workers."

Etymology

From Middle English hedi, hevedi, equivalent to head + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *kap-, hedi
Suffix: head

Inflected Forms

headier (comparative) headiest (superlative) Headys (plural)

Derived Forms

headily headiness overheady unheady

Phrases

heady days

Synonyms

foolhardy rash reckless intoxicating judicious wise

Rhymes With

already ready steady eddie teddy freddie eddy freddy reddy edie mehdi unsteady

Questions

How do you pronounce heady?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛdi/.
What does heady mean?: Intoxicating or stupefying.
Where does heady come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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