What does giddy mean in English? Meaning of giddy definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "giddy": having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
Adjective
Meaning: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to fallingExample: 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 cliffSynonyms: dizzy
giddy
vertiginous
woozySimilar: ill
sickPronunciation in US: /ɡɪdi/
Meaning of "giddy": lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
Adjective
Meaning: lacking seriousness; given to frivolityExample: a dizzy blonde
light-headed teenagers
silly gigglesSynonyms: airheaded
dizzy
empty-headed
featherbrained
giddy
light-headed
lightheaded
sillySimilar: frivolousPronunciation in US: /ɡɪdi/
Adjective: Dizzy, feeling dizzy or unsteady and as if about to fall down. The man became giddy upon standing up so fast.Causing dizziness: causing dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness. They climbed to a giddy height.Lightheartedly silly, or joyfully elated. 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 2, The Affair at the Novelty Theatre[1]: Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels. The boy was giddy when he opened his birthday presents.1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 2, The Affair at the Novelty Theatre[1]: Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels.(archaic) Frivolous, impulsive, inconsistent, changeable. 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 5 Scene 4 In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any purpose that the world can say against it; and therefore never flout at me for what I have said against it, for man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion. 1784, William Cowper, Tirocinium; or, A Review of Schools Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm, And make mistakes for manhood to reform.1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 5 Scene 4 In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any purpose that the world can say against it; and therefore never flout at me for what I have said against it, for man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion.1784, William Cowper, Tirocinium; or, A Review of Schools Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm, And make mistakes for manhood to reform.Synonyms:
bemused, dizzy, gaga, skittish, woozy, brainless, capricious, careless, changeable, empty-headed, erratic, fickle, flighty, frivolous, heedless, inconstant, irresolute, irresponsible, lightheaded, punchy, reckless, scatterbrained, slaphappy, swimming, thoughtless, unbalanced, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, vacillating, volatile, whimsical, whirling, wild, reeling, bubbleheaded, changeful, ditzy, flustered,
Antonyms:
careful, level-headed, sensible, calm, serious,
