headlong C2 Topic:The Human Body Also spelled head-long US /ˈhɛd.lɔŋ/ UK /ˈhɛd.lɒŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #35011 Meanings 1 adv with the head foremost The runner slid headlong into third base. 2 adv in a hasty and foolhardy manner I fell headlong in love with my neighbor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · with the head foremost headfirstheadlong 2 adv · in a hasty and foolhardy... rashly More hastyprecipitousprecipitanthasteful ↔ Opposites arselong Word family Forms headforemost Derived forms headlongnessheadlongs Etymology From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), assimilated to long. More at headling. hedlong Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # headlong **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈhɛd.lɔŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɛd.lɒŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 35011 ## Meanings 1. with the head foremost 2. in a hasty and foolhardy manner ## Examples - The runner slid headlong into third base. - I fell headlong in love with my neighbor. ## Synonyms - headfirst - headlong - rashly - hasty - precipitous - precipitant - hasteful ## Antonyms - arselong ## Derived Forms - headlongness - headlongs ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hedlong ## Etymology From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), assimilated to long. More at headling. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown