giddiness

noun

Definition of giddinessnext
as in effervescence

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Recent Examples of giddiness There’s a giddiness in the air on the last day of Paris Fashion Week, as editors contemplate returning to normal life after almost a month of press dinners, parties and politics around seat allocations. — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 Guadagnino and screenwriter Simon Rich mold the material from dark humor through technocratic giddiness to sobering horror. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 When passing team cars honk their klaxons, the three pensioners scream with the same giddiness as the children who have briefly left the nearby swimming pool. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Emma D’Arcy imbues Rhaenyra’s every line with a breathless giddiness that conveys the character’s reckless naivete. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026 Stuckey continues to feel the giddiness of a good road trip. — Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 16 June 2026 But she would probably never get used to middle-aged men beset by the same giddiness as all those preteens, just as eager to stand next to her boy. — New York Daily News, 9 May 2026 The music amplifies both her giddiness and her uncertainty. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026 Many observers were taken aback by his haughty tone, hypermasculine preoccupation with domination, giddiness about violence and casual attitude toward death. — Casey Ryan Kelly, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giddiness
  1. effervescence
  2. vivacity
  3. cheerfulness
  4. perkiness
  5. jauntiness
  6. exuberance
  7. enthusiasm
  8. liveliness
Noun
  • Elijah Trevitt captures Bosie’s elegance and impetuousness, and Callum Linnane both the effervescence of Wilde at his peak and the pathos of his decline.
    — Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Prosecco adds a lively effervescence and a touch of floral crispness.
    — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of effervescence
Noun
  • His obvious wig — made even more obvious since the actor is quite famously bald — still has more vivacity than the film’s tepid choreography.
    — Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Today, that sense of resilience and vivacity is more relevant than ever.
    — Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of vivacity
Noun
  • Leaders, in particular, have the power to shift the mood of their teams, not by pretending everything is fine or manufacturing cheerfulness but through tone, body language, and small actions.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The service Professionalism comes with genuine warmth, cheerfulness, and a sense of people absolutely loving their jobs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheerfulness
Noun
  • As for additional benefits, the bra converters provide a subtle lift and enhance breast perkiness and shape in seconds.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 9 July 2026
  • For decades, the public face of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, included the perkiness of the Osmond family and missionaries on bicycles, portraying an unwavering, wholesome image.
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of perkiness
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  • Cloaked in a dress that looked like it was made of gold coins, and that seemed to give her a jauntiness on the ice, Liu completed a strenuous seven triple jumps.
    — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Definition of jauntiness
Noun
  • In that spirit, too, Knight’s film borrows much from the library of fantasy and folklore, but with enough of its own exuberance and imagination to feel like a new standard.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Willa’s look contrasted her mom’s with youthful exuberance defined by pops of color.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of exuberance
Noun
  • Zelensky does not appear to be in a rush to hold elections and the public has shown little enthusiasm for heading to the polls as bombs fly overhead.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The strongman is failing, even as the opposition struggles to inspire a great deal of conviction and enthusiasm.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • At one time, there was a focus on balancing cleanliness and liveliness in a puzzle.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • For all the liveliness and color of McBride’s dialogue, some of his narration can be flat.
    — T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of liveliness

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