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Flightiness's
flight·y
/
ˈflaɪ
ti
/
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[
flahy
-tee
]
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adjective,
flight·i·er,
flight·i·est.
1.
given to
flights
of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
2.
slightly delirious; light-headed; mildly crazy.
3.
irresponsible:
He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.
4.
Archaic.
swift or fleet.
Origin:
1545–55;
flight
1
+
-y
1
Related forms
flight·i·ly,
adverb
flight·i·ness,
noun
un·flight·y,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
mercurial, undependable, irresponsible.
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World English Dictionary
flighty
(ˈflaɪtɪ)
—
adj
,
flightier
,
flightiest
1.
frivolous and irresponsible; capricious; volatile
2.
mentally erratic, unstable, or wandering
3.
flirtatious; coquettish
'flightily
—
adv
'flightiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
flighty
1550s, "swift," later (1768) "fickle or frivolous," originally of skittish horses; from
flight
(1) +
-y
. Related: Flightiness.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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