giddy
[ gid-ee ]
/ ˈgɪd i /
adjective, gid·di·er, gid·di·est.
affected with vertigo; dizzy.
attended with or causing dizziness: a giddy climb.
frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty: a giddy young person.
verb (used with or without object), gid·died, gid·dy·ing.
to make or become giddy.
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Origin of giddy
before 1000; Middle English gidy, Old English gidig mad (as variant of *gydig), derivative of god God, presumably orig. “possessed by a divine being”
SYNONYMS FOR giddy
OTHER WORDS FROM giddy
gid·di·ly, adverbgid·di·ness, nounun·gid·dy, adjectiveWords nearby giddy
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British Dictionary definitions for giddiness
giddy
/ (ˈɡɪdɪ) /
adjective -dier or -diest
affected with a reeling sensation and feeling as if about to fall; dizzy
causing or tending to cause vertigo
impulsive; scatterbrained
my giddy aunt an exclamation of surprise
verb -dies, -dying or -died
to make or become giddy
Derived forms of giddy
giddily, adverbgiddiness, nounWord Origin for giddy
Old English gydig mad, frenzied, possessed by God; related to God
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