English → Latin
“giddiness” in Latin
levitāslevity, lightness; fickleness, inconstancy, disloyaltymōbilitāsmobility, activity, speed, rapidity, quickness; changeableness, fickleness, inconstancytemeritāshap, chance, accident; rashness, thoughtlessness, temerityindīligēnscareless, heedless, negligent; neglectedingeniuminnate or natural quality, natural character; nature; disposition, temper, inclination; intelligence, natural capacity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
giddiness
PROPR., Dizziness, Vid:
IMPROPR., Thoughtlessness, animus levis: levitas: mobilitas (with or without animi, ingenii). (The words are found in this connection and order.) mobilitas et levitas animi: animus dissolutus: temeritas: negligentia: indiligentia. [SYN. in GIDDY].
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for giddiness?
- The usual Latin words for “giddiness” are levitās, mōbilitās, temeritās; also indīligēns, ingenium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.