giddy

[gid-ee]

adjective

giddier, giddiest 

1. affected with vertigo; dizzy.

   Synonyms: vertiginous, lightheaded

2. attended with or causing dizziness.

   a giddy climb.

3. frivolous and lighthearted; flighty.

   a giddy young person.

   Synonyms: vacillating, inconstant, fickle, mercurial, volatile, unstable

verb (used with or without object)

giddied, giddying 

1. to make or become giddy.

giddy

/ ˈɡɪdɪ /

adjective

1. affected with a reeling sensation and feeling as if about to fall; dizzy

2. causing or tending to cause vertigo

3. impulsive; scatterbrained

4. an exclamation of surprise

verb

1. to make or become giddy

Other Word Forms

• giddily adverb
• giddiness noun
• ungiddy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of giddy¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English gidy, Old English gidig “mad,” variant of gydig (unrecorded), derivative of god God, presumably originally “possessed by a divine being”

Word History and Origins

Origin of giddy¹

Old English gydig mad, frenzied, possessed by God; related to _God

Example Sentences

Clearly, Swift is just as giddy about her upcoming nuptials as Kelce.

From Los Angeles Times

But when it finally came out of the oven — improbably perfect, golden brown, the Bundt ridges crisped and glistening — I felt a little giddy.

From Salon

‘I still get giddy,’ the Chiefs star said.

From Los Angeles Times

Playing hits from every era of their 25-year career, they filled the stadium with light, and even indulged themselves with a giddy version of Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

From BBC

They made the last eight and are three matches from the giddiest glory.

From BBC

Related Words

• bemused 
• dizzy 
• gaga 
• skittish 
• woozy