headiness
Rushing, euphoric feeling
Headiness is the quality of being heady—intoxicating, exhilarating, or rushing to the head.
Wine has headiness when it goes straight to your skull.
Success has headiness when it makes you giddy or reckless: the headiness of sudden fame.
The word captures both the pleasurable rush and the impaired judgment that can follow.
Intense triumphant joy
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- rushQuick sudden movement
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
ecstasy · giddiness · intoxication · bliss · high · delirium · excitement · joy
Faint and unsteady feeling
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- woozyDizzy and confused
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- faintnessVerge of swooning
giddiness · unsteady · disorientation · swaying · reeling · swooning · rushing · overwhelmed
Drunken state
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- woozyDizzy and confused
stupor · fumes · vapors · potency · strength · alcoholic · boozy · wine
Pleasing olfactory quality
- perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
- scentAirborne odor detected
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
potent · strong · overpowering · intoxicating · wine · incense · flowers · spices
Acting on sudden urge
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- brashOffensively self-assertive
hotheaded · intoxicated · overwrought · daredevil · precipitate · capricious · wild · abandon
elation
Intense triumphant joy
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- rushQuick sudden movement
thrill · ecstasy · giddiness · intoxication · bliss · high · delirium · excitement · joy · transport
lightheaded
Faint and unsteady feeling
faintness · giddiness · unsteady · disorientation · swaying · reeling · swooning · rushing · overwhelmed · overcome
inebriation
Drunken state
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
woozy · stupor · fumes · vapors · potency · strength · alcoholic · boozy · wine · spirits
fragrance
Pleasing olfactory quality
pungent · potent · strong · overpowering · intoxicating · wine · incense · flowers · spices · aromatics
impetuous
Acting on sudden urge
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
brash · hotheaded · intoxicated · overwrought · daredevil · precipitate · capricious · wild · abandon · unrestrained
- giddinessdizziness, lightheadedness, silliness, giggles, laughter
headinesssobriety
Unimpaired mental state
clearheadedness · lucidity · soberness · level-headedness · mental clarity
headinesscalmness
Peaceful mental state
sobriety · dullness · banality · mundaneness · flatness
headinessprudence
Careful, wise judgment
caution · cool-headedness · level-headedness · deliberateness · carefulness
head, heading, header, heady, headlong, behead, level-headed, beheading, beheaded