dizzy

Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: giddywoozyvertiginousairheadedempty-headedfeatherbrainedlight-headedlightheadedsilly

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. make dizzy or giddy“a dizzying pace”

Adjective (2)

  1. having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling“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 cliff”Synonyms: giddywoozyvertiginous
  2. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity“a dizzy blonde”“light-headed teenagers”“silly giggles”Synonyms: airheadedempty-headedfeatherbrainedgiddylight-headedlightheadedsilly
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dizzy \Diz"zy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dizzied; p. pr. & vb. n. Dizzying.] To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse. [1913 Webster]

If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. --Sir W. Scott.

Dizzy \Diz"zy\ (d[i^]z"z[y^]), a. [Compar. Dizzier (d[i^]z"z[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Dizziest.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d["u]sig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. d["o]sig drowsy, slepy, d["o]se to make dull, drowsy, d["o]s dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw[=ae]s foolish, G. thor fool. [root]71. Cf. Daze, Doze.]

1.Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct. [1913 Webster]

Alas! his brain was dizzy.— Drayton.[1913 Webster]

2.Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo. [1913 Webster]

To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

3.Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless; heedless. "The dizzy multitude." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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