giddy

American  

[gid-ee] / ˈgɪd i /

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

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verb (used with or without object)

giddied, giddying

1. to make or become giddy.

giddy British  

/ 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

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verb

1. to make or become giddy

Other Word Forms

• giddily adverb
• giddiness noun
• ungiddy adjective

Etymology

Origin of giddy

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”

Example Sentences

There is little in the way of artistic ego or giddy virtuosity on display.

From The Wall Street Journal

We rushed into the decision giddy about the project, thrilled to have outflanked our competition at Universal Studios and, alas, oblivious to the potential ramifications.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mays said he got giddy and breathless when he first stepped into his costume.

From Los Angeles Times

Mom curled my hair to match her own, and I was giddy all night because people kept calling me Mini-Mom.

From Literature

In the middle of it all, songwriter Diane Warren paused to take a selfie, still evidently enjoying the giddy thrill of being in a room full of fellow hopefuls even after 17 times.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bemused
• dizzy
• gaga
• skittish
• woozy