What does dizzy mean?
Definitions for dizzy
ˈdɪz idizzy
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word dizzy.
Princeton's WordNet
dizzy, giddy, woozy, vertiginousadjective
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
"had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff"
airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, sillyverb
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
"a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
dizzyverb
make dizzy or giddy
"a dizzying pace"
Wiktionary
dizzyverb
To make dizzy, to bewilder.
Etymology: dysig, probably related to West Frisian dize, (fog).
dizzyadjective
having a sensation of turning around; giddy; feeling unbalanced or lightheaded.
I stood up too fast and felt dizzy.
Etymology: dysig, probably related to West Frisian dize, (fog).
dizzyadjective
producing giddiness
We climbed to a dizzy height.
Etymology: dysig, probably related to West Frisian dize, (fog).
dizzyadjective
empty-headed, scatterbrained or frivolous
My new secretary is a dizzy blonde.
Etymology: dysig, probably related to West Frisian dize, (fog).
Webster Dictionary
Dizzy
having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct
Etymology: [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. dsig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. dsig drowsy, slepy, dse to make dull, drowsy, ds dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dws foolish, G. thor fool. 71. Cf. Daze, Doze.]
Dizzy
causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo
Etymology: [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. dsig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. dsig drowsy, slepy, dse to make dull, drowsy, ds dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dws foolish, G. thor fool. 71. Cf. Daze, Doze.]
Dizzy
without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless; heedless
Etymology: [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. dsig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. dsig drowsy, slepy, dse to make dull, drowsy, ds dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dws foolish, G. thor fool. 71. Cf. Daze, Doze.]
Dizzyverb
to make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse
Etymology: [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. dsig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. dsig drowsy, slepy, dse to make dull, drowsy, ds dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dws foolish, G. thor fool. 71. Cf. Daze, Doze.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dizzy
diz′i, adj. giddy: confused: causing giddiness.—v.t. to make dizzy: to confuse.—adv. Dizz′ily.—n. Dizz′iness, giddiness.—p.adj. Dizz′ying, making dizzy. [A.S. dysig, foolish, allied to dwaes, stupid; cf. Dan. dösig; drowsy; also Daze, Doze.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Dizzy
a nickname given to Benjamin Disraeli.
Editors Contribution
DIZZY
DIZZY:Someone who is very good,Someone that is talented ,a person who is unusually intelligent,clever or successful especially at an early age.
Etymology and Origins
Dizzy
The nickname of Benjamin Disraeli, afterwards Earl of Beaconsfield, the great political opponent of Mr Gladstone.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dizzy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dizzy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of dizzy in a Sentence
‘Leave Mr. Trump alone,’ I was scared, i couldn’t feel my feet or my face…I felt dizzy.
You feel sleepy, dizzy, but you don't have the intention to open up the air, you don't have the strength [ or ] the brain capacity to open up the doors or the windows.
It bothers me that I can't look at a picture, like a lotus flower, it's like it's crawling on me, like the picture is on me. I get dizzy, I feel nauseated and my head hurts. I have an anxiety attack times a thousand, like I'm jumping out of my skin.
We got nervous, we got dizzy. I ran downstairs with three kids.
A little headache and little dizzy, two times my nose bled today.
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- шеметен, замаянBulgarian
- vertiginós, marejatCatalan, Valencian
- schwindelig, schwindelerregendGerman
- mareador, vertiginoso, mareadoSpanish
- گیجPersian
- tyhmä, huimaavaFinnish
- écervelé, tête en l’air, vasouillard, vertigineux, étourdissant, vaseuxFrench
- duizelig, duizelingwekkend, draaierigDutch
- vertiginoso, tontoPortuguese
- головокружительныйRussian
- yr, groggy, vimmelkantig, dimmig, snurrig, omtöcknad, yrselframkallande, virrig, svindlandeSwedish
- மயக்கம்Tamil
- dizzyUrdu
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