giddiness

noun

Definition of giddinessnext
as in effervescence

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Recent Examples of giddiness 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 Doesn’t hold water At the summit rose one soft but steady voice to temper the investor giddiness. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026 The stack is beautiful and inviting, but that initial giddiness always gives way to regret and disappointment. — Jim Gaffigan january 11, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026 But however CEOs feel about the removal of the brutal, corrupt Maduro, corporate leaders who are doing business in Latin America would be advised that a similar kind of public giddiness may not be their own best response. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giddiness
  1. effervescence
  2. vivacity
  3. cheerfulness
  4. perkiness
  5. jauntiness
  6. exuberance
  7. enthusiasm
  8. liveliness
Noun
  • Offering a balance of tang, savoriness and effervescence that is sure to surprise and delight.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
  • Consider non-alcoholic drinks like herbal teas for ritual, functional beverages with adaptogens for calm, or kombucha for effervescence and gut health.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 July 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
  • Positive qualities—promptness, diligence, cheerfulness—sped up your ascent through the ranks; negative ones—laziness, dissipation, late mornings—slowed it down.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • How is one not enamored of the Dutch fans’ togetherness and cheerfulness, or the costumes and smiles of the Japanese fans?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 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
  • Corporate earnings, unlike in the exuberance of the dot-com era, persist in today's markets.
    — Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • In both cases, cheap credit fueled the irrational exuberance.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of exuberance
Noun
  • The unexpected enthusiasm for Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model stems from its ability to match – and in some cases outperform – its most advanced US competitors, such as the latest iterations of OpenAI’s GPT and Anthropic’s Claude, for free.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The results on Wednesday did nothing to squash the enthusiasm of bullish analysts and investors.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • Over the summer, Lawrence, like other college cities, switches from the liveliness of young students to the day-to-day of residents who have made a life there.
    — PJ Green June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • Many of the streets seem narrower than those in Forza Horizon 6‘s Tokyo, and have some more traffic, too, which helps contribute a sense of scale and liveliness to the world.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 11 June 2026
Definition of liveliness

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