giddy
[ gid-ee ]
/ ˈgɪd i /
adjective, gid·di·er, gid·di·est.
affected with vertigo; dizzy.
attended with or causing dizziness: a giddy climb.
frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty: a giddy young person.
verb (used with or without object), gid·died, gid·dy·ing.
to make or become giddy.
Origin of giddy
before 1000; Middle English
gidy, Old English
gidig mad (as variant of
*gydig), derivative of
god
God, presumably orig. “possessed by a divine being”
SYNONYMS FOR giddy
OTHER WORDS FROM giddy
gid·di·ly, adverb gid·di·ness, noun un·gid·dy, adjectiveWords nearby giddy
Example sentences from the Web for giddiness
British Dictionary definitions for giddiness
giddy
/ (ˈɡɪdɪ) /
adjective -dier or -diest
affected with a reeling sensation and feeling as if about to fall; dizzy
causing or tending to cause vertigo
impulsive; scatterbrained
my giddy aunt
an exclamation of surprise
verb -dies, -dying or -died
to make or become giddy
Derived forms of giddy
giddily, adverb giddiness, nounWord Origin for giddy
Old English
gydig mad, frenzied, possessed by God; related to
God