Giddy

Quick meaning: Giddy is an adjective meaning (predicative only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.

Meaning

(predicative only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.

More Meanings

1. (attributive) Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.
2. Moving around something or spinning rapidly.
3. Unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited; impulsive; also, lightheartedly silly; frivolous.
4. Joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness.
5. Feeling great anger; furious, raging.
6. (British, dialectal, agriculture, veterinary medicine) Of an animal, chiefly a sheep: affected by gid (“a disease caused by parasitic infestation of the brain by tapeworm larvae”), which may result in the animal turning around aimlessly.
7. (obsolete, figuratively) Of a thing, especially a ship: unsteady, as if dizzy.

Example Sentences

They climbed to a giddy height.

The man became giddy upon standing up so fast.

I wish you wouldn't keep appearing and vanishing so suddenly: you make one quite giddy.

VVilt thou vpon the high and giddy maſſe, / Seale vp the ſhip-boies eies, and rocke his braines, […]

Word Forms

• giddier
• giddiest
• giddies
• giddying
• giddied

Synonyms for giddy

Depending on context, synonyms include fuzzy, fuzzy-headed, fuzzy-minded, light-headed, rattleheaded, shoogly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dizzy, light-headed, woozy, featherbrained, empty-headed, sick.

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