giddiness
Americannoun
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unrestrained high spirits.
In a moment of uncharacteristic giddiness, the groom spun his bride around in joyous circles.
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dizziness or lightheadedness; vertigo.
Besides general effects such as nausea, giddiness, or an inability to focus, the excessive vibration of industrial tools can also damage nerves and blood vessels.
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frivolous lightheartedness; silliness or lack of seriousness.
I'm not prone to escapism, giddiness, or saccharine sentimentality.
Etymology
Origin of giddiness
Example Sentences
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Giddiness about the relocation was pervasive for District baseball fans who were without a team for 33 years.
From Washington Times • Apr. 1, 2015
A Sea of Network Giddiness on the Thames God save us from the queen.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2012
Yet as he approvingly predicts the proliferation of directories of directories and a new Secretary of Understanding in the Cabinet, Wurman seems to be suffering from Information Giddiness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Giddiness and doubt and awe, all those things and a million more.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
Giddiness may be an almost intolerable torture, and falling nothing of the sort.
From The Research Magnificent by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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