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GIDDINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An impulsive scatterbrained manner
Synonyms:
giddiness; silliness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("giddiness" is a kind of...):
frivolity; frivolousness (the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "giddiness"):
lightness; lightsomeness (the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous)
Derivation:
giddy (lacking seriousness; given to frivolity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
Synonyms:
dizziness; giddiness; lightheadedness; vertigo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("giddiness" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
Derivation:
giddy (having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling)
