GIDDINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)