giddinessn.

/ˈɡɪdɪnɪs/

Etymology: < giddy adj. + -ness suffix.

a. The condition of being giddy or dizzy, vertigo or swimming in the head, dizziness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > vertigo > [noun]

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swimeOE

swinglingc1000

turningc1230

turngiddya1382

giddiness1398

turngiddiness1398

vertiginyc1400

turn-sick?c1450

swindling1527

vertigo1528

swimming1530

swindle1559

turnsickness1559

duseling1561

whirling1561

turn-sick giddiness1577

megrim1595

vertiginousness1599

whimsya1627

tiegoa1640

lightheadedness1645

swimmering1650

swim1817

swirling1825

swimminess1894

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vii. viii. 228 Gedynes is false dome..for by that dome it semeth that al thyng gooth abowte.

1562 W. Turner Bk. Natures Bathes Eng. Names Siknesses sig. A iij a, in 2nd Pt. Herball The dusenes or gydenes in the heade.

1592 tr. F. Du Jon Apocalypsis xvii. 4 Bringing upon them a deadly giddiness.

1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick i. Pref. Giddiness, or swimming of the Head, called Vertigo.

1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 Mar. (1965) I. 403 They..turn round with an Amazing Swiftness..without..shewing the least appearance of Giddyness.

1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 176 The sudden motion of his head in any direction occasioned no giddiness.

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ii. 4 A dimness and giddiness crept over him.

1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe (1894) xiii. 331 Upon this ridge..one can hardly stand without giddiness.

b. Bewildering rapidity of flight.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [noun] > flying (as) with wings > bewildering rapidity of flight

giddiness1657

1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 5 The pleasure she gives the eye, is by the giddiness of her flying.

a. Thoughtless folly, flightiness; fickleness, instability.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [noun]

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giddinessa1290

lighthead1340

vanityc1386

glaikitnessa1500

idleness1535

levity1564

emptiness1577

vainness1591

frivolousnessa1631

volageness1633

grollery1637

brain-giddinessa1652

desipience1656

desipiencya1682

frothinessa1716

inanity1756

frivolity1796

unpracticalness1828

unpracticality1840

bird-wittedness1854

scattiness1959

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness

giddinessa1290

lightnessc1384

gerishnessa1513

fantasticnessc1550

unstaidnessa1557

fantasticalness1583

triflingnessa1586

spleen1598

capriciousness1607

skittishness1607

humorousness1611

wavinga1628

volageness1633

arbitrariness1643

garishness1649

legerity1652

mercury1653

volatility1655

caprich1656

humoursomeness1662

hoity-toity1668

jollity1670

unaccountableness1676

freak1678

whimsya1680

featheriness1689

toysomeness1697

caprice1711

whimsicalness1715

flirtation1718

whima1721

flightiness1747

whimsicality1761

giggishness1781

fancifulness1818

hoity-toityness1820

whifflery1835

crotchetiness1837

quirkiness1870

faddishness1884

faddism1885

vagarity1886

erraticism1889

whimsiness1909

a1290 Signs of Doomsday 112 in Cod. Digby 86 (Stengel) We hit [i.e. heaven] forloren þoru sottes dede, Þoru gidinesse and þoru misdede.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 20 Although they be vexed with extreme madnesse, yet I think they are not caried with such giddinesse.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 1 Certainly there be, that delight in Giddinesse; And count it a Bondage, to fix a Beleefe.

1756 E. Burke Vindic. Nat. Society 57 Their Giddiness might make the People condemn where they meant to acquit.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. ix. 152 The Tyrant..Seeks in the giddiness of boisterous sport Short respite from the avenging power within.

1863 W. Phillips Speeches ii. 32 A few mere giddiness hurries to ruin.

b. A foolish or flighty action, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [noun] > instance of

giddiness1593

inanity1661

tomfoolery1821

frivolitya1832

tomfoolishness1875

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim > capricious action

conceitc1520

giddiness1593

wild-goose race1594

wild goose chase1597

tricka1616

vagary1711

cantrip1719

quipa1822

1593 J. Donne Satires i. 51 Thou..doest repent Theese vanityes and giddinesses.

1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities ii. xii. 97 The mincing vanities and giddinesses of empty-headed girls.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	giddiness
释义	giddinessn. /ˈɡɪdɪnɪs/ Etymology: < giddy adj. + -ness suffix. 1. a. The condition of being giddy or dizzy, vertigo or swimming in the head, dizziness. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > vertigo > [noun] dizzinessc900 swimeOE swinglingc1000 turningc1230 turngiddya1382 giddiness1398 turngiddiness1398 vertiginyc1400 turn-sick?c1450 swindling1527 vertigo1528 swimming1530 swindle1559 turnsickness1559 duseling1561 whirling1561 turn-sick giddiness1577 megrim1595 vertiginousness1599 whimsya1627 tiegoa1640 lightheadedness1645 swimmering1650 swim1817 swirling1825 swimminess1894 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) vii. viii. 228 Gedynes is false dome..for by that dome it semeth that al thyng gooth abowte. 1562 W. Turner Bk. Natures Bathes Eng. Names Siknesses sig. A iij a, in 2nd Pt. Herball The dusenes or gydenes in the heade. 1592 tr. F. Du Jon Apocalypsis xvii. 4 Bringing upon them a deadly giddiness. 1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick i. Pref. Giddiness, or swimming of the Head, called Vertigo. 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 Mar. (1965) I. 403 They..turn round with an Amazing Swiftness..without..shewing the least appearance of Giddyness. 1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 176 The sudden motion of his head in any direction occasioned no giddiness. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ii. 4 A dimness and giddiness crept over him. 1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe (1894) xiii. 331 Upon this ridge..one can hardly stand without giddiness. b. Bewildering rapidity of flight. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [noun] > flying (as) with wings > bewildering rapidity of flight giddiness1657 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 5 The pleasure she gives the eye, is by the giddiness of her flying. 2. a. Thoughtless folly, flightiness; fickleness, instability. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [noun] giddiheadc1275 giddinessa1290 lighthead1340 vanityc1386 glaikitnessa1500 idleness1535 levity1564 emptiness1577 vainness1591 frivolousnessa1631 volageness1633 grollery1637 brain-giddinessa1652 desipience1656 desipiencya1682 frothinessa1716 inanity1756 frivolity1796 unpracticalness1828 unpracticality1840 bird-wittedness1854 scattiness1959 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness giddinessa1290 lightnessc1384 gerishnessa1513 fantasticnessc1550 unstaidnessa1557 fantasticalness1583 triflingnessa1586 spleen1598 capriciousness1607 skittishness1607 humorousness1611 wavinga1628 volageness1633 arbitrariness1643 garishness1649 legerity1652 mercury1653 volatility1655 caprich1656 humoursomeness1662 hoity-toity1668 jollity1670 unaccountableness1676 freak1678 whimsya1680 featheriness1689 toysomeness1697 caprice1711 whimsicalness1715 flirtation1718 whima1721 flightiness1747 whimsicality1761 giggishness1781 fancifulness1818 hoity-toityness1820 whifflery1835 crotchetiness1837 quirkiness1870 faddishness1884 faddism1885 vagarity1886 erraticism1889 whimsiness1909 a1290 Signs of Doomsday 112 in Cod. Digby 86 (Stengel) We hit [i.e. heaven] forloren þoru sottes dede, Þoru gidinesse and þoru misdede. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 20 Although they be vexed with extreme madnesse, yet I think they are not caried with such giddinesse. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 1 Certainly there be, that delight in Giddinesse; And count it a Bondage, to fix a Beleefe. 1756 E. Burke Vindic. Nat. Society 57 Their Giddiness might make the People condemn where they meant to acquit. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. ix. 152 The Tyrant..Seeks in the giddiness of boisterous sport Short respite from the avenging power within. 1863 W. Phillips Speeches ii. 32 A few mere giddiness hurries to ruin. b. A foolish or flighty action, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [noun] > instance of giddiness1593 inanity1661 tomfoolery1821 frivolitya1832 tomfoolishness1875 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim > capricious action conceitc1520 giddiness1593 wild-goose race1594 wild goose chase1597 tricka1616 vagary1711 cantrip1719 quipa1822 1593 J. Donne Satires i. 51 Thou..doest repent Theese vanityes and giddinesses. 1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities ii. xii. 97 The mincing vanities and giddinesses of empty-headed girls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1290
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