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What does the adjective giddy mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective giddy , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
GIDDY definition: 1. → dizzy 2. feeling silly, happy, and excited and showing this in your behaviour: 3. → dizzy. Learn more.
If you feel giddy, you feel unsteady and think that you are about to fall over, usually because you are not well.
If you feel giddy with delight or excitement, you feel so happy or excited that you find it hard to think or act normally. Anthony was giddy with self-satisfaction. Being there gave me a giddy pleasure.
having a slight feeling of spinning around or being unable to balance; slightly dizzy: When she got off the roller coaster, she felt giddy and lightheaded. (Definition of giddy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
If you've ever spun in circles until you fell to the ground laughing, you know how it feels to be giddy. This adjective can mean dizzy, elated, or — as in the spinning around example — a lightheaded, lighthearted combination of the two.
What does the noun giddy mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun giddy . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
