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View usage for: (gɪdi) Word forms: comparative giddier, superlative giddiest1. adjectiveIf you feel giddy, you feel unsteady and think that you are about to fall over, usually because you are not well. He felt giddy and light-headed. Synonyms: dizzy, reeling, faint, unsteady More Synonyms of giddy giddiness uncountable noun A wave of giddiness swept over her. Synonyms: flightiness, dizziness, foolishness, frivolity More Synonyms of giddy Synonyms: dizziness, vertigo, faintness, light-headedness More Synonyms of giddy 2. adjectiveIf you feel giddy with delight or excitement, you feel so happy or excited that you find it hard to think or act normally. Anthony was giddy with self-satisfaction. Being there gave me a giddy pleasure. giddiness uncountable noun There's almost a giddiness surrounding the talks in Houston. Synonyms: flightiness, dizziness, foolishness, frivolity More Synonyms of giddy More Synonyms of giddy (ˈɡɪdɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -dier or -diest1. affected with a reeling sensation and feeling as if about to fall; dizzy 2. causing or tending to cause vertigo 3. impulsive; scatterbrained 4. my giddy aunt verbWord forms: -dies, -dying or -died5. to make or become giddy Derived forms giddily (ˈgiddily) adverb giddiness (ˈgiddiness) noun Word origin Old English gydig mad, frenzied, possessed by God; related to Godgiddy in American English (ˈgɪdi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈgiddier or ˈgiddiest1. feeling dizzy or unsteady 2. causing or likely to cause dizziness a giddy height 3. turning or circling around very rapidly; whirling 4. b. frivolous; flighty; heedless verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgiddied or ˈgiddying5. to make or become giddy Derived forms giddily (ˈgiddily) adverb giddiness (ˈgiddiness) noun Word origin ME gidie < OE gydig, insane, prob. < base (* gud) of god, god + -ig (see -y 3): hence, basic meaning “possessed by a god” Examples of 'giddy' in a sentencegiddy British English: giddy ADJECTIVE If you feel giddy, you feel unsteady and think that you are about to fall over, usually because you are not well. He felt giddy and light-headed. - American English: giddy
- Brazilian Portuguese: tonto
- Chinese: 眩晕的
- European Spanish: mareado
- French: pris de vertige
- German: schwindlig
- Italian: stordito
- Japanese: 目まいがする
- Korean: 현기증 나는
- European Portuguese: tonto
- Latin American Spanish: mareado
Chinese translation of 'giddy' adj to be or feel giddy (= faint, dizzy) 感到头(頭)晕(暈) (gǎndào tóuyūn)
to feel giddy with excitement/delight 激动(動)/高兴(興)得晕(暈)头(頭)转(轉)向 (jīdòng/gāoxìng de yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng) Definition feeling weak and unsteady on one's feet, as if about to faint He felt giddy and light-headed. Definition happy and excited At our stage in life we are unlikely to become giddy spendthrifts. Synonyms dizzy careless impulsive capricious impetuous skittish ditzy or ditsy (slang) Opposites serious , earnest , calm , steady Additional synonymsDefinition feeling dizzy or weak Other signs of angina are nausea, feeling faint and shortness of breath. Synonyms dizzy, giddy, light-headed, vertiginous, weak, exhausted, fatigued, faltering, wobbly, drooping, languid, lethargic, muzzy, woozy (informal), weak at the knees, enervatedDefinition not serious or sensible in content, attitude, or behaviour I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor. Synonyms flippant, foolish, dizzy (informal), superficial, silly, flip (informal), juvenile, idle, childish, giddy, puerile, flighty, ill-considered, empty-headed, light-hearted, nonserious, light-minded, ditzy or ditsy (slang) Definition taking no notice She scattered the letters about in her heedless haste. Synonyms careless, reckless, negligent, rash, precipitate, oblivious, foolhardy, thoughtless, unthinking, imprudent, neglectful, inattentive, incautious, unmindful, unobservant - gibbous
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