giddiness

plural giddinesses

1. countableuncountableThe state of being giddy.

   Mr. Lorry, you cannot control the mincing vanities and giddinesses of empty-headed girls; you must not expect to do it, or you will always be disappointed.

   1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

   Synonyms: dizziness

2. countableuncountableA feeling of being overcome with excitement, especially in a silly or immature manner.

   The giddiness of my new life, it seems, is wearing off, and frankly I (jobless, scheduleless, and incomeless though I may be—seemingly without encumbrances or restrictions) am feeling increasingly free but also completely trapped.

   2011, Margaret Roach, “The Giddiness Wears Off”, in And I Shall Have Some Peace There […], New York, N.Y.: Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN, page 169