giddy

giddy
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. frivolous, irresponsible; dizzy, flighty, capricious. See insanity, folly. Ant., serious, staid.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Fickle]
Syn. unsettled, capricious, inconstant; see changeable 1 .
2. [Dizzy]
Syn. vertiginous, reeling, unsteady; see dizzy 1 .
3. [Promoting dizziness]
Syn. steep, towering, awful, precipitate, lofty, confusing, whirling, stupendous, flashing, unaccustomed, tremendous, overpowering.
Ant. regular, steadying, balancing.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. dizzy light-headed, *woozy, reeling, unsteady, faint, vertiginous.
2. flighty frivolous, fickle, *bubbleheaded, capricious, silly, *airheaded, scatterbrained, *ditzy.
ANT.: 1. steady, strong, energetic. 2. levelheaded, sober, stable, serious
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having a sensation of whirling or falling: dizzy, lightheaded, reeling, vertiginous, woozy. See AWARENESS. 2. Producing dizziness or vertigo: dizzy, dizzying, vertiginous. See AWARENESS. 3. Given to lighthearted silliness: empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, harebrained, light-hearted, scatterbrained, silly. Informal: gaga. Slang: birdbrained, dizzy. See ABILITY.

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  • giddy — giddy, dizzy, vertiginous, swimming, dazzled are comparable when meaning affected by or producing a sensation of being whirled about or around and consequently confused. Giddy and dizzy are often used interchangeably with one another but giddy is …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • Giddy — Gid dy, v. i. To reel; to whirl. Chapman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Giddy — Gid dy, v. t. To make dizzy or unsteady. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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