Dictionary Check: headiness

"headiness" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

noun

The characteristic of being exhilarating, tending to upset the mind or senses.

Example: "How a mere convention gathering could generate such a shift in regard to an issue like abortion reveals something of the headiness in which many of the gathered were luxuriating."
noun

The characteristic of being intoxicating or stupefying.

Example: "Wine novices intimidated by the headiness of Napa and Sonoma will feel comfortable at nearly every Oregon winery."

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