giddiness

gid·dy  (gd)

adj. gid·di·er, gid·di·est

1.

a. Having a reeling, lightheaded sensation; dizzy.

b. Causing or capable of causing dizziness: a giddy climb to the topmast.

2. Frivolous and lighthearted; flighty.

intr. & tr.v. gid·died, gid·dy·ing, gid·dies

To become or make giddy.

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[Middle English gidi, crazy, from Old English gidig; see gheu()- in Indo-European roots.]

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giddi·ly adv.

giddi·ness n.

Synonyms: giddy, dizzy, vertiginous
These adjectives mean producing a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall: a giddy precipice; a dizzy pinnacle; a vertiginous height.

Word History: The word giddy refers to fairly lightweight experiences or situations, but at one time it had to do with profundities. Giddy can be traced back to the same Germanic root *gud- that has given us the word God. The Germanic word *gudigaz formed on this root meant "possessed by a god." Such possession can be a rather unbalancing experience, and so it is not surprising that the Old English descendant of *gudigaz, gidig, meant "mad, possessed by an evil spirit," or that the Middle English development of gidig, gidi, meant the same thing, as well as "foolish; mad (used of an animal); dizzy; uncertain, unstable." Our sense "lighthearted, frivolous" represents the ultimate secularization of giddy.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	giddiness - an impulsive scatterbrained manner silliness frivolity, frivolousness - the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible lightsomeness, lightness - the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous
	2.	giddiness - a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall dizziness, lightheadedness, vertigo symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

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giddiness

noun

1. dizziness, vertigo, faintness, light-headedness A wave of giddiness swept over her.

2. flightiness, dizziness, foolishness, frivolity, silliness, capriciousness, ditziness or ditsiness (slang) I put it down to childish giddiness and high spirits.

Translations

giddiness [ˈgɪdɪnɪs] N → vértigo m

giddiness [ˈgɪdinɪs] n → vertige m

giddiness

n

(= dizziness) → Schwindelgefühl nt; wave of giddiness → Schwindelanfall m

(fig) → Leichtfertigkeit f, → Unbesonnenheit f

giddiness [ˈgɪdɪnɪs] n → vertigini fpl
I had a bout of giddiness → ho avuto un attacco di vertigini

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giddiness [ˈgɪdɪnɪs] n → vertigini fpl
I had a bout of giddiness → ho avuto un attacco di vertigini