different between unsettled vs giddy

English

Adjective

unsettled (comparative more unsettled, superlative most unsettled)

1. Disturbed, upset.

   I was unsettled by the sudden outburst, and since I didn't know what to do I just stood there, confused.

2. Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
3. Not populated, having no settlers or other inhabitants.
4. Unpaid.

   We need to settle this bill; even if you think the charge is too high we can't just leave it unsettled.

Translations

Verb

unsettled

1. simple past tense and past participle of unsettle

English

Etymology

From Middle English guidie, guydie, gydi (“possessed by a demon; crazy, insane; foolish; dizzy”), from Old English gidi?, gydi? (“possessed by a spirit or demon, mad, insane”), from Proto-Germanic *gud?gaz (“ghostly, spirited”, literally “possessed by a god or spirit”), equivalent to god +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??di/

• Rhymes: -?di

Adjective

giddy (comparative giddier, superlative giddiest)

1. Dizzy, feeling dizzy or unsteady and as if about to fall down.

2. Causing dizziness: causing dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.

3. Lightheartedly silly, or joyfully elated.
   • 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant Of Venice, Act III Scene 2

     Hearing applause and universal shout,

     Giddy in spirit, still gazing, in a doubt

     Whether those peals of praise be his or no;

4. (archaic) Frivolous, impulsive, inconsistent, changeable.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act V Scene 4

     In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any purpose that the world can say against it; and therefore never flout at me for what I have said against it, for man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion.

   • 1784, William Cowper, Tirocinium; or, A Review of Schools

     Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm,

     And make mistakes for manhood to reform.

Synonyms

• dizzy

Derived terms

• giddily
• giddiness
• giddisome
• my giddy aunt

Translations

See also

• vertiginous

Verb

giddy (third-person singular simple present giddies, present participle giddying, simple past and past participle giddied)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To make dizzy or unsteady.
2. To reel; to whirl.