giddy

gid-dy · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.

  2. 2.

    Excitedly or frivolously happy; lightheartedly silly.

  3. 3.

    Causing or likely to cause dizziness.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    giddy with excitement — extremely and almost foolishly excited
  • •
    giddy heights — great heights (literally or figuratively)
  • •
    giddy spell — a brief episode of dizziness

Related words

Antonyms: calm, composed, steady
See also: dizzy, elated, excited, lightheaded
Synonyms: dizzy, elated, giddy, lightheaded

Etymology

From Old English gydig ("insane, mad, possessed by a spirit"), related to god ("god"). The original sense was "possessed by a deity," which evolved through "foolish" to the modern meanings of "dizzy" and "frivolously excited."