Giddier

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Experiencing increased dizziness or a sensation of spinning ; showing a greater tendency towards excitement and lighthearted behavior
2. Feeling more off-balance or faint than usual ; behaving with enhanced playfulness or silly enthusiasm
3. Having a stronger sense of vertigo or unsteadiness ; displaying heightened frivolity or eagerness in mood or actions

Etymology: "Giddier" is the comparative of "giddy," so it is the form used to say someone feels more dizzy or silly than another person or than they usually do. The base word "giddy" comes from Old English "gidig," meaning mad, insane, or possessed, which is a long way from its modern sense of lightheaded excitement. The older meaning of madness or being possessed survived in English for centuries before the sense of dizziness took over. By the 1300s, "giddy" was being used for a spinning, unsteady head, and the link between a whirling head and a whirling mind helped carry it toward the playful, silly sense it has today.

Synonyms: dizzier, lightheaded, foolisher, more ecstatic, more frivolous

Antonyms: sober, serious, calm, grounded, steady