Giddy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɪdi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɪdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɪdi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɪdi/.

Examples

had a dizzy spell
a dizzy pinnacle
had a headache and felt giddy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

featherbrained vertiginous dizzy empty-headed light-headed lightheaded silly woozy airheaded

Parts of Speech

adjective	having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling “had a dizzy spell”
adjective	lacking seriousness; given to frivolity “a dizzy blonde”

Word Forms

dizziness	noun	a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
giddiness	noun	a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
vertigo	noun	a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
lightheadedness	noun	a frivolous lack of prudence
silliness	noun	an impulsive scatterbrained manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwindlig

ein wirbelndes Gefühl haben oder verursachen; anfällig für Stürze

🇫🇷French

étourdi

avoir ou provoquer une sensation de tourbillonnement ; susceptible de tomber

🇪🇸Spanish

mareado

tener o causar una sensación de remolino; susceptible de caer

🇮🇹Italian

vertiginoso

avere o provocare una sensazione vorticosa; passibile di caduta

🇳🇱Dutch

duizelig

een wervelend gevoel hebben of veroorzaken; vatbaar voor vallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

vertiginoso

tendo ou causando uma sensação de turbilhão; passível de cair

🇷🇺Russian

головокружительный

наличие или возникновение ощущения вращения; склонен к падению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चक्कर

चक्कर आने जैसी अनुभूति होना या उत्पन्न होना; गिरने के लिए उत्तरदायी

🇧🇩Bengali

চঞ্চল

থাকা বা ঘূর্ণায়মান সংবেদন ঘটানো; পতনের জন্য দায়ী

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கம்

சுழலும் உணர்வைக் கொண்டிருப்பது அல்லது ஏற்படுத்துவது; விழும் பொறுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

తలతిప్పి

ఒక గిరగిరా సంచలనాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా కలిగించడం; పడిపోయే బాధ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

चक्कर

चक्कर येणे किंवा खळबळ उडवणे; पडण्यास जबाबदार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચક્કર

ચક્કરની સંવેદના હોવી અથવા કારણભૂત; પડવા માટે જવાબદાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಲೆತಿರುಗುವಿಕೆ

ಸುಳಿಯ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ; ಬೀಳುವ ಹೊಣೆಗಾರಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തലകറക്കം

ചുഴലിക്കാറ്റ് അനുഭവപ്പെടുകയോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക; വീഴാൻ ബാധ്യസ്ഥനാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਬਰਾਹਟ

ਘੁੰਮਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਨਸਨੀ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ; ਡਿੱਗਣ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

چکرانا

گھومنے کا احساس ہونا یا پیدا کرنا؛ گرنے کے لئے ذمہ دار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

头晕

具有或引起旋转感觉；容易跌倒

🇯🇵Japanese

めまいがする

渦巻く感覚を有する、または引き起こす。落ちやすい

🇰🇷Korean

아찔한

소용돌이치는 감각을 가지거나 유발하는 것; 넘어지기 쉽다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ham chơi

có hoặc gây ra cảm giác quay cuồng; dễ bị ngã

🇹🇭Thai

หวิว

มีหรือก่อให้เกิดความรู้สึกปั่นป่วน; มีแนวโน้มที่จะล้มลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pusing

memiliki atau menyebabkan sensasi berputar; rentan terjatuh

🇵🇭Filipino

nalilito

pagkakaroon o nagiging sanhi ng isang whirling sensation; mananagot sa pagbagsak

🇲🇾Malay

pening

mempunyai atau menyebabkan sensasi berputar; boleh jatuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دائخ

وجود أو التسبب في الإحساس بالدوامة. عرضة للسقوط

🇮🇷Persian

سرگیجه

داشتن یا ایجاد احساس چرخش؛ مستعد سقوط

🇹🇷Turkish

baş döndürücü

dönme hissine sahip olmak veya buna neden olmak; düşmeye yatkın

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסוּחרָר

שיש או גורם לתחושה מסתחררת; עלול ליפול

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The primary meaning of 'giddy' is 'having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling'.

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