giddy

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪd.i/
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• Australian, Canada, General-American: /ˈɡɪd.i/
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• Australian, Canada, General-American: [ˈɡɪɾ.i]
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• rhymes with -ɪdi
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• CMU ARPABET: G IH1 D IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The adjective is derived from Middle English gidi, gedy, gydy (“demonically controlled or possessed; crazy, insane; foolish, idiotic, ridiculous, unwise; unsure; (rare) dizzy, shaky; (rare) of an animal: crazed, out of control; a fool”) [and other forms], from Old English gidiġ, gydiġ (“possessed by a demon or spirit, insane, mad”), from Proto-West Germanic *gudīg (“ghostly, spirited”, literally “possessed by a god or spirit”), from *god (“god”) + *-ig, *-g (suffix forming adjectives with the senses of being, doing, or having). The English word is analysable as god + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’, forming adjectives). The noun and the verb are derived from the adjective.

132 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: замаян (zamajan) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Bulgarian: зашеметен (zašemeten) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Burmese: မူး (mu:) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Catalan: marejat — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Chinese Mandarin: 頭暈 /头晕 (tóuyūn) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Chinese Mandarin: 眴 — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Chinese Mandarin: 眩 (xuàn) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Chinese Mandarin: 䵴 /𫜙 (yìng, yùn, zèng) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Czech: mající závrať — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Dutch: duizelig — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Finnish: alkaa huimata — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• French: étourdi — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Georgian: თავბრუდამხვევი (tavbrudamxvevi) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Georgian: თავბრუდახვეული (tavbrudaxveuli) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• German: schwindelig — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Greek: ζαλισμένος (zalisménos) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Greek: συγκεχυμένος (sygkechyménos) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Greek: ζαβλακομένος (zavlakoménos) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Ancient Greek: ἰλιγγιῶν (ilingiôn) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Ancient Greek: σκοτοδινιῶν (skotodiniôn) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Haitian Creole: tèt vire — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Haitian Creole: toudi — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Irish: barréadrom — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Irish: meadhránach — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Irish: míobhánach — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Japanese: 暈 (un) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Māori: ānewanewa — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Māori: aniroro — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Māori: kehu — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Māori: pōānini — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Māori: pōātinitini — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Māori: rangiroro — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Māori: rorohī — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Māori: rorohuri — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Māori: rori — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Norman: êtourdi — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Norwegian Bokmål: ør — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Norwegian Bokmål: svimmel — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Plautdietsch: dieslich — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Portuguese: tonto — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Romanian: amețit — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Russian: непостоя́нный (nepostojánnyj) — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Lower Sorbian: zawity — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Lower Sorbian: zwity — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Spanish: mareado — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Spanish: vertiginoso — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Swedish: vimmelkantig — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Swedish: yr — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Thai: เวียนหัว — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Welsh: chwil — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Welsh: penfeddw — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Welsh: pensyfrdan — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Welsh: penysgafn — feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy
• Bulgarian: главозамайващ (glavozamajvašt) — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Catalan: marejador — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Dutch: duizelingwekkend — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Finnish: huimaava — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• French: étourdissant — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Georgian: თავბრუდამხვევი (tavbrudamxvevi) — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• German: schwindelerregend — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Greek: ζαλιστικός (zalistikós) — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Greek: συγχυτικός (synchytikós) — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Greek: ιλιγγιώδης (ilingiódis) — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Ancient Greek: σκοτωματικός (skotōmatikós) — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Hungarian: szédületes — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Italian: vertiginoso — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Portuguese: vertiginoso — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Portuguese: vortiginoso — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Romanian: amețitor — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Russian: головокружи́тельный (golovokružítelʹnyj) — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Spanish: mareador — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Spanish: mareante — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Spanish: vertiginoso — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Swedish: svindlande — causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness
• Finnish: vinhasti pyörivä — moving around something or spinning rapidly
• German: herumrasend — moving around something or spinning rapidly
• German: herumwirbelnd — moving around something or spinning rapidly
• Bulgarian: лекомислен (lekomislen) — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• Bulgarian: вятърничав (vjatǎrničav) — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• Dutch: lichtzinnig — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• Finnish: ailahtelevainen — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• French: étourdi — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• Georgian: დაუფიქრებელი (daupikrebeli) — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• Georgian: ფუქსავატი (puksavaṭi) — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• German: leichtfertig — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• German: flatterhaft — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• German: leicht abzulenkend — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• Norwegian Bokmål: lettsindig — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• Spanish: frívolo — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• Spanish: veleidoso — unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive
• Bulgarian: лекомислен (lekomislen) — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Chinese Mandarin: 輕 /轻 (qīng) — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Dutch: onbezonnen — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Finnish: iloinen — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Georgian: არასერიოზული (araseriozuli) — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Georgian: სულელური (suleluri) — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• German: aufgedreht — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• German: ausgelassen — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• German: freudig erregt — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• German: lebhaft — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• German: munter — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• German: vergnügt — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Hungarian: kerge — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Irish: aerach — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Irish: aertha — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Irish: alluaiceach — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Irish: baoth — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Mongolian: хөнгөн (xöngön) — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Mongolian: ᠬᠥᠩᠭᠡᠨ (könggen) — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Scottish Gaelic: eu-cèillidh — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Scottish Gaelic: faoin — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Spanish: frívolo — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Swedish: förnöjd — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Swedish: lycklig — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Swedish: själaglad — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Turkish: sersem — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Ottoman Turkish: سرسم (sersem) — lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous
• Czech: radostí bez sebe — joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness
• Czech: v euforii — joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness
• Finnish: riemastunut — joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness
• German: außer sich vor Freude — joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness
• German: völlig aus dem Häuschen — joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness
• Spanish: embobado — joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness
• Spanish: bobamente alegre — joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness
• Finnish: pyörimistautia poteva — of an animal, chiefly a sheep: affected by gid
• Hungarian: kerge — of an animal, chiefly a sheep: affected by gid
• Finnish: kotkotus — something that is frivolous or impulsive
• Old Armenian: պակնում (paknum) — to become dizzy or unsteady
• Chinese Mandarin: 發昏 /发昏 (fāhūn) — to become dizzy or unsteady
• Czech: dostat závrať — to become dizzy or unsteady
• Finnish: alkaa huimata — to become dizzy or unsteady
• Korean: 어지럽다 (eojireopda) — to become dizzy or unsteady