giddiness

noun

gid·​di·​ness ˈgidēnə̇s 

-din-

plural -es

: the quality or state of being giddy

all the gaiety and spirits, but … little of the giddiness of youth

—Earl of Chesterfield

a dimness and giddiness crept over him

—Charles Dickens

Word History

Etymology

Middle English gidinesse, gedinesse, from gidy, gedy + -nesse -ness

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Rhymes for giddiness

• tidiness