vertiginous

English

Etymology

From French vertigineux.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɜː(ɹ)ˈtɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

Adjective

vertiginous (comparative more vertiginous, superlative most vertiginous)

Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
Inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, dizziness or of whirling.
Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).
Revolving; rotating; rotatory.

Derived terms

Translations

Having an aspect of great depth

Inducing giddiness or vertigo

Portuguese: vertiginoso (pt) m

Spanish: vertiginoso m

Pertaining to vertigo

Maori: āmai, aniroro

Revolving, rotating

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Chinese:
Mandarin: 暈眩的
Finnish: huimaava (fi), pyörryttävä (fi)
French: vertigineux (fr)
German: schwindelnd (de), schwindelerregend, vertiginös

Icelandic: svimandi
Norwegian: svimlende

References

“vertiginous” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.

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