dizzy
dizzy Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance.
"Standing up too quickly after resting in the sun made him feel dizzy and lightheaded."
Causing a sensation of spinning, confusion, or vertigo, especially due to extreme height or rapid speed.
"The narrow mountain trail climbed to dizzy heights above the canyon floor."
Silly, scatterbrained, or flighty in manner or behavior.
"In the classic comedy play, the actor portrayed a cheerful but dizzy socialite who constantly misplaced her keys."
• verb
To make someone feel unsteady, confused, or as if everything is spinning around.
"Looking down from the observation deck of the skyscraper dizzied the tourists."
• Rhymes for dizzy
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English dysig, meaning 'foolish' or 'stupid', from a Proto-Germanic root related to dust, mist, or daze. The physical sense of having a whirling sensation in the head developed in Middle English and replaced the earlier meaning by the 16th century.