giddy

Adjective
Synonyms: dizzywoozyvertiginousairheadedempty-headedfeatherbrainedlight-headedlightheadedsilly

WordNet 3.0

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: dizzywoozyvertiginous
  2. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity“a dizzy blonde”“light-headed teenagers”“silly giggles”Synonyms: airheadeddizzyempty-headedfeatherbrainedlight-headedlightheadedsilly
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Giddy \Gid"dy\, a. [Compar. Giddier; superl. Giddiest.] [OE. gidi mad, silly, AS. gidig, of unknown origin, cf. Norw. gidda to shake, tremble.] [1913 Webster]

1.Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy. [1913 Webster]

By giddy head and staggering legs betrayed.— Tate.[1913 Webster]

2.Promoting or inducing giddiness; as, a giddy height; a giddy precipice. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

Upon the giddy footing of the hatches.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

3.Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling. [1913 Webster]

The giddy motion of the whirling mill.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

4.Characterized by inconstancy; unstable; changeable; fickle; wild; thoughtless; heedless. "Giddy, foolish hours." --Rowe. "Giddy chance." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm.— Cowper.[1913 Webster]
Giddy \Gid"dy\, v. i. To reel; to whirl. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
Giddy \Gid"dy\, v. t. To make dizzy or unsteady. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
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