Complete Definition of "dizzy"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-dizzy.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪzi|-ɪzi

Etymology
Old English dysiġ

Adjective
en-adj|dizzier|dizziest

  1. having a sensation of turning around; giddy; feeling unbalanced or lightheaded.

#:I stood up too fast and felt dizzy.

  1. producing giddiness

#:We climbed to a dizzy height.

  1. empty-headed, scatterbrained or frivolous

#:My new secretary is a dizzy blonde.

Derived terms
dizzily
dizziness
dizzyingly

Translations
trans-top|having a sensation of turning around
Dutch: draaierig, duizelig
trans-mid
French: tourni
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trans-top|producing giddiness
Dutch: duizelingwekkend
trans-mid
Finnish: huimaava
trans-bottom

trans-top|empty-headed, scatterbrained or frivolous
Finnish: tyhmä
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