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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.

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giddy

Adjective

[-dier, -diest]

1. feeling weak and unsteady on one's feet, as if about to faint

2. happy and excited: a state of giddy expectation [Old English gydig mad, frenzied, possessed by God]

giddiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	giddy - having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" dizzy, vertiginous, woozy ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
	2.	giddy - lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" empty-headed, featherbrained, airheaded, dizzy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"

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giddy

adjective 1. dizzy, reeling, faint, unsteady, light-headed, vertiginous

adjective 2. flighty, silly, volatile, irresponsible, reckless, dizzy, careless, frivolous, impulsive, capricious, thoughtless, impetuous, skittish, heedless, scatterbrained, ditzy or ditsy (slang) << OPPOSITE serious

Translations

giddy [ˈgɪdɪ] adj (= dizzy) → mareado; [height, speed] → vertiginoso;

it makes me giddy → me marea;

I feel giddy → me siento mareado

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giddy [ˈgɪdɪ] adj (= dizzy);

to be (or feel) giddy → avoir le vertige; [height] → vertigineux/euse (= thoughtless); sot(te) → étourdi(e)

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giddy [ˈgɪdɪ] adj I am/feel giddy → mir ist schwind(e)lig;

(height) → schwindelerregend;

giddy with excitement → vor Aufregung ganz ausgelassen

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giddy [ˈgɪdɪ] adj (= dizzy): to be giddy → aver le vertigini; [height] → vertiginoso/a;

I feel giddy → mi gira la testa

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giddy

adj giddy [ˈgidi]

feeling that one is going to fall over, or that everything is spinning round I was dancing round so fast that I felt quite giddy; a giddy feeling. duiselig مُصاب بِدُوار замаян trpící závratí; působící závrať svimmel schwindelig ζαλισμένος vertiginoso; mareado (pead)pööritav دارای سرگیجه pyörällä päästään, huimaava pris de vertige סחרחר चक्कर लाने वाला, तेजी से घूमने वाला smušen szédül(ő) gamang svima- (che ha le vertigini), stordito めまいがする 어지러운 apsvaigęs, svaigus apreibis; reibinošs pening duizelig tummelumsk, svimmel oszołomiony estonteado ameţit испытывающий головокружение majúci pocit závratu omotičen vrtoglav yr, vimmelkantig น่าวิงเวียน başı dönen 頭暈的 запаморочливий چکرایا ہوا chóng mặt 头晕的

adv giddily

duiselig بِدُوار замаяно se závratí, v závrati svimmelt schwindelig ζαλισμένα vertiginosamente (pead)pööritavalt با گیجی pyörryttävästi vertigineusement בסחרור घुमटा smušeno szédülve secara gamang svimandi; geysilega vertiginosamente めまいがして 어지럽게 su apsvaigusia galva ar apreibušu galvu pening duizelig, duizelingwekkend svimlende z zawrotem głowy estonteadamente foarte ameţit головокружительно závratne omotično vrtoglavo vimmelkantigt ท้องไส้ปั่นป่วน başı dönerek 頭暈地 запаморочливо چکر کی حالت میں choáng váng 头晕地

n giddiness

duiseligheid دُوار замайване závrať svimmelhed der Schwindel ζαλάδα vértigo (pea)pööritus گیجی huimaus vertige סחרחורת चक्कर snušenost szédülés kegamangan svimi vertigini めまい 현기증 apsvaigimas, galvos sukimasis reibonis keadaan pening duizeligheid svimmelhet zawrót głowy tontura ameţeală головокружение závrat omotica vrtoglavica yrsel, vimmelkantighet ความเวียนหัว; ความวิงเวียน; ความมึนงง; ความเคลิบเคลิ้ม baş dönmesi 頭暈 запаморочення چکر گھمیری sự chóng mặt 头晕