headfirst vs headlong what difference

what is difference between headfirst and headlong

English

Etymology

From head +‎ first.

Adverb

headfirst (not comparable)

1. With the head in front; headlong.
2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; hastily.

Synonyms

• (with the head in front): headforemost, headlong

Translations

Adjective

headfirst (not comparable)

1. With the head in front; headlong.

English

Etymology

From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), assimilated to long. More at headling.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdlɒŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdlɔŋ/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdlɑŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɛdlɒŋ
• Hyphenation: head‧long

Adverb

headlong (not comparable)

1. With the head first or down.
2. With an unrestrained forward motion.

   Figures out today show the economy plunging headlong into recession.

3. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation, in haste, hastily

Antonyms

• arselong (UK dialect)

Translations

Adjective

headlong (comparative more headlong, superlative most headlong)

1. Precipitous.
2. Plunging downwards head foremost.
3. Rushing forward without restraint.
4. (figuratively) Reckless, impetuous.
   • 1869, RD Blackmoore, Lorna Doone, II:

     “Time is up,” cried another boy, more headlong than head-monitor.

Derived terms

• headlongness
• headlongs

Translations

Verb

headlong (third-person singular simple present headlongs, present participle headlonging, simple past and past participle headlonged)

1. (transitive) To precipitate.

Anagrams

• Hogeland

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