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diz·zy 
[diz-ee] Pronunciation Key adjective, -zi·er, -zi·est, verb, -zied, -zy·ing.
—Related forms
[diz-ee] Pronunciation Key adjective, -zi·er, -zi·est, verb, -zied, -zy·ing. –adjective
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous. |
| 2. | bewildered; confused. |
| 3. | causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height. |
| 4. | heedless; thoughtless. |
| 5. | Informal. foolish; silly. |
| 6. | to make dizzy. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME dysy, OE dysig foolish; c. LG düsig stupefied]
] —Related forms
diz·zi·ly, adverb
diz·zi·ness, noun
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Dean
[deen] Pronunciation Key
[deen] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | James (Byron), 1931–55, U.S. actor. |
| 2. | Jay Hanna (“Dizzy”), 1911–74, U.S. baseball pitcher. |
| 3. | a male given name: from the Old English family name meaning “valley.” |
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Dis·rae·li
[diz-rey-lee] Pronunciation Key
[diz-rey-lee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (“Dizzy”), 1804–81, British statesman and novelist: prime minister 1868, 1874–80. |
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Gil·les·pie
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[gi-les-pee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| John Birks
[burks] Pronunciation Key (“Dizzy”), 1917–93, U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer. |
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| diz·zy
(dĭz'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj. diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est
tr.v. diz·zied, diz·zy·ing, diz·zies
[Middle English dusie, disi, from Old English dysig, foolish.] diz'zi·ly adv., diz'zi·ness n., diz'zy·ing·ly adv. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dizzy
dizzy
O.E. dysig "foolish, stupid," from P.Gmc. *dusijaz. Meaning "having a whirling sensation" is from c.1340; that of "giddy" is from 1501 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| dizzy | |
adjective | |
| 1. | 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" |
| 2. | lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: airheaded] |
verb | |
| 1. | make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Dizzy
Diz"zy\ (d[i^]z"z[y^]), a. [Compar. Dizzier (-z[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Dizziest.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d["u]sig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. d["o]sig drowsy, slepy, d["o]se to make dull, drowsy, d["o]s dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw[=ae]s foolish, G. thor fool. [root]71. Cf. Daze, Doze.]1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct. Alas! his brain was dizzy. --Drayton. 2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo. To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. --Macaulay. 3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless; heedless. "The dizzy multitude." --Milton.
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Dizzy
Diz"zy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dizzied; p. pr. & vb. n. Dizzying.] To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse. If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. --Sir W. Scott.
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