giddiness

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English

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Etymology

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giddy +‎ -ness

Noun

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giddiness (countable and uncountable, plural giddinesses)

  1. The state of being giddy.
    • 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities:
      Mr. Lorry, you cannot control the mincing vanities and giddinesses of empty-headed girls; you must not expect to do it, or you will always be disappointed.

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Translations

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(for what is described in senses 1 and 2 of giddy)

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