gid´di|ness

gid´di|ness
gid|dy «GIHD ee», adjective, -di|er, -di|est, verb, -died, -dy|ing.
–adj.
1. having a confused, whirling feeling in one's head; dizzy: »

It makes me giddy to go on a merry-go-round.

SYNONYM(S): light-headed.
2. likely to make dizzy; causing dizziness: »

giddy precipices. The couples whirled and whirled in their giddy dance.

3. rarely or never serious; living for the pleasure of the moment; in a whirl; frivolous; fickle: »

That giddy girl thinks only of having a gay time.

SYNONYM(S): flighty, heedless, inconstant.
4. nonsensical; absurd: »

The giddy part of it is that our strike isn't up north at all (A. J. Small).

–v.t.
to make giddy.
–v.i.
to become giddy.
╂[Old English gydig, mad, possessed (by a spirit) < god a god]
–gid´di|ly, adverb.
–gid´di|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • gid´di|ly — gid|dy «GIHD ee», adjective, di|er, di|est, verb, died, dy|ing. –adj. 1. having a confused, whirling feeling in one s head; dizzy: »It makes me giddy to go on a …   Useful english dictionary

  • gid|dy — «GIHD ee», adjective, di|er, di|est, verb, died, dy|ing. –adj. 1. having a confused, whirling feeling in one s head; dizzy: »It makes me giddy to go on a …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • tur´gid|ness — tur|gid «TUR jihd», adjective. 1. puffed out; swollen; bloated; distended. 2. Figurative. using long words and elaborate constructions; bombastic; inflated; pompous; grandiloquent: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • tur´gid|ly — tur|gid «TUR jihd», adjective. 1. puffed out; swollen; bloated; distended. 2. Figurative. using long words and elaborate constructions; bombastic; inflated; pompous; grandiloquent: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • tur|gid — «TUR jihd», adjective. 1. puffed out; swollen; bloated; distended. 2. Figurative. using long words and elaborate constructions; bombastic; inflated; pompous; grandiloquent: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • stur´di|ness — stur|dy1 «STUR dee», adjective, di|er, di|est. 1. strong; stout: »a sturdy child, a sturdy chair, a sturdy plant, sturdy legs. SYNONYM(S): hardy, robust, muscular. See syn. under …   Useful english dictionary

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  • giddy — gid·dy (gĭd’ē) 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: »was giddy with excitement at the… …   Word Histories

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