giddiness

Other forms: giddinesses

Definitions of giddiness
  1. noun
    an impulsive scatterbrained manner
    synonyms: silliness
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    types:
    lightness, lightsomeness
    the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous
    type of:
    frivolity, frivolousness
    the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
  2. noun
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
    synonyms: dizziness, lightheadedness, vertigo
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    symptom
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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