Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being vertiginous; giddiness; a whirling, or sense of whirling; dizziness.
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- noun The quality of being
vertiginous .
Etymologies
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vertiginous + -ness
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Examples
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A wobbly, high walkway creates a sense of alpine vertiginousness, with the musicians, members of the ENO orchestra here playing with the assurance of soloists, perched aloft on a platform.
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This is certainly the primary force of Milgram's authority experiments: others had done research on conformism and authority, but what set Milgram's apart was the vertiginousness of the narrative he made out of men.
Harper's Magazine Bill Wasik 2010
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This is because Gottie does include caffeine in the ingredients and if your body is not used to caffeine, the user may think some sleeplessness and vertiginousness.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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