Noun: giddiness gi-dee-nus
- A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
"The sudden giddiness caused him to grab onto the railing for support";
- dizziness, lightheadedness, vertigo, wooziness [informal]
- An impulsive scatterbrained manner
"Her giddiness at the party was fuelled by too much champagne";
- silliness
Type of: frivolity, frivolousness, symptom
Encyclopedia: Giddiness