Definitions for headlong
ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋhead·long

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hasty, headlongadjective

   excessively quick

   "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

2. headfirst, headlongadverb

   with the head foremost

   "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool"

3. headlong, headfirstadverb

   with the head foremost

   "the runner slid headlong into third base"

4. headlong, precipitatelyadverb

   at breakneck speed

   "burst headlong through the gate"

5. headlong, rashlyadverb

   in a hasty and foolhardy manner

   "he fell headlong in love with his cousin"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. headlongverb

   To precipitate.

2. headlongadverb

   With the head first or down.

3. headlongadverb

   With an unrestrained forward motion.

   Figures out today show the economy plunging headlong into recession.

4. headlongadjective

   Precipitous.

5. headlongadjective

   Plunging downwards head foremost.

6. headlongadjective

   Rushing forward without restraint.

7. headlongadjective

   Reckless, impetuous.

8. Etymology: From hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge, assimilated to long. More at headling.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Headlongadjective

   1. Rash; thoughtless.2. Sudden; precipitate.

   It suddenly fell from an excess of favour, which, many examples having taught them, never stopt his race ’till it came to a headlong overthrow. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

2. Headlongadverb

   Etymology: head and long.

   1. With the head foremost. It is often doubtful whether this word be adjective or adverb.

   I’ll look no more,
   Lest my brain turn, and the deficient sight
   Topple down headlong. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Who, while he steering view’d the stars, and bore
   His course from Africk to the Latian shore,
   Fell headlong down. John Dryden, Æn. b. vi.

   Headlong from thence the glowing fury springs,
   And o’er the Theban palace spreads her wings. Alexander Pope.

   2. Rashly; without thought; precipitately.

   To give Ahab such warning, as might infallibly have prevented his destruction, was esteemed by him evil; and to push him on headlong into it, because he was fond of it, was accounted good. Robert South, Sermons.

   Some ask for envy’d pow’r, which publick hate
   Pursues and hurries headlong to their fate;
   Down go the titles. John Dryden, Juv. Sat. x.

   3. Hastily; without delay or respite.

   Unhappy offspring of my teeming womb!
   Dragg’d headlong from thy cradle to thy tomb. Dryden.

   4. It is very negligently used by William Shakespeare.

   Hence will I drag thee headlong by the heels
   Unto a dunghill, which shall be thy grave. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Headlong

   Headlong is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was released as the third single from Queen's 1991 album Innuendo. The song was written by Queen guitarist Brian May, who intended to record it for his then-upcoming solo album Back to the Light (1992), but when he heard Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury sing the track, he allowed it to become a Queen song. As with all the songs on Innuendo, the track was promptly credited to the entire band. The song was the first single to be released in the United States under their contract with Hollywood Records on 14 January 1991, though it was not released in the United Kingdom for another four months (the first single in the United Kingdom was "Innuendo", which Hollywood eventually released in the US as a promotional single for radio stations). The song charted on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the United States at #3. The cover of one of the CD singles is inspired by Grandville illustrations, as are all of the other singles from the album.

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1. headlong

   Headlong is an adverb or adjective that means in a rush, with a reckless sense of urgency, or without careful consideration. It typically describes actions done so quickly and impulsively that one doesn't take time to think about the consequences.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Headlong

   with the head foremost; as, to fall headlong

2. Headlong

   rashly; precipitately; without deliberation

3. Headlong

   hastily; without delay or respite

4. Headlongadjective

   rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly

5. Headlongadjective

   steep; precipitous

6. Etymology: [OE. hedling, hevedlynge; prob. confused with E. long, a. & adv.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Headlong

   "Headlong" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by guitarist Brian May, but credited to Queen, it was released as the third single from their 1991 album Innuendo. The song was initially to be recorded by Brian May for his then-upcoming solo album Back to the Light, but when he heard Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury sing the track, he allowed it to become a Queen song. The song was the first single to be released in the United States under their contract with Hollywood Records on 14 January 1991, though it was not released in the United Kingdom for another four months. The song charted on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the United States at #3. The line "And you're rushin' headlong" from the chorus is somewhat lifted from the second verse of "Breakthru", a single from Queen's previous album The Miracle, which contains the lyrics "I wanna rush headlong into this ecstasy". The cover of one of the CD singles is inspired by Grandville illustrations, as are all of the other singles from the album.

Anagrams for headlong »

1. longhead

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of headlong in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of headlong in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of headlong in a Sentence

1. Jean Cocteau:

   There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard.

2. Seneca:

   While the fates permit, live happily life speeds on with hurried step, and with winged days the wheel of the headlong year is turned.

3. Johann Christian Friedrich von Schiller:

   Folly, thou conquerest, and I must yieldAgainst stupidity the very godsThemselves contend in vain. Exalted reason, Resplendent daughter of the head divine,Wise founders of the system of the world,Guide of the stars, who are thou then, if thou,Bound to the tail of folly's uncurb'd steed,Must, vainly shrieking, with the drunken crowd,Eyes open, plunge down headlong in the abyss.

4. Nigel Farage:

   The Macron agenda -- more money, more taxation, more military power, foreign policy without national veto -- everything Macron is talking about runs into a headlong collision with the way the peoples of Europe are feeling.

5. Alien Life -RSB- Raymond:

   We're trying to find examples of the most extreme environments we can on Earth, we're trying to get into places where biology runs headlong into the inorganic part of the Earth, where any nutrient you want to pick up you've got to get from a rock or the atmosphere.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=headlong
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Headlong
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=headlong
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlong
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlong
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=headlong