Antonyms for dizzy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : diz-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪz i


Definition of dizzy

Origin :
  • Old English dysig "foolish, stupid," from Proto-Germanic *dusijaz (cf. Low German düsig "dizzy," Dutch duizelen "to be dizzy," Old High German dusig "foolish," German Tor "fool," Old English dwæs, Dutch dwaas "foolish"), perhaps from PIE *dheu- (1) "dust, vapor, smoke; to rise in a cloud" (and related notions of "defective perception or wits").
  • Meaning "having a whirling sensation" is from mid-14c.; that of "giddy" is from c.1500 and seems to merge the two earlier meanings. Used of the "foolish virgins" in early translations of Matthew xxv; used especially of blondes since 1870s. Related: Dizzily.
  • adj light-headed, confused
  • adj flighty, scatterbrained
Example sentences :
  • For as he tried to sit up, he fell back sick and dizzy on the bed.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Harriet's climbing was not so rapid as to make her dizzy; but business was coming.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • My head is so dizzy, and my eyes so——What do you think, sir?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • "Hardly," replied Christian, gazing upwards at the dizzy height.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • The tremendous shaking had made her dizzy, and she lost her memory for some days.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • She was dizzy and had to put her hand on the rock to steady herself.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • I—I feel like a dizzy creature standing at the edge of a precipice.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Dizzy from his rapid glide downwards, Juve raised his lantern.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • Gervaise, dizzy, her heart full, pressed her handkerchief to her lips.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • He tried to stand, but his head swam and he became so dizzy that he feared to fall.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

Synonyms for dizzy

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