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flitty

flitty

8.4
Acting quickly and changing mood or interest often
  • adjective
  • /ˈflɪti/
  • UK
translation icon : inconstante
  • His flitty attention span meant he often forgot what he was doing halfway through.

Examples

  • The child moved in a flitty manner, darting from one toy to another.

  • She had this little flitty, happy voice.

    Playing Mona Lisa (2000)

  • Her flitty demeanor made it hard to predict how she would react in any situation.

Synonyms

moody
vsflitty
50 3.2

Often feels angry or sad quickly for no clear reason

is about fast shifting interests rather than lasting sadness or anger
capricious
vsflitty
19 7.9

Showing sudden changes in mood, like going from happy to angry

is lighter and more restless shifting interests quickly
temperamental
vsflitty
12 6.5

Tends to change mood suddenly and act in an unexpected way

is more lively and quick to change attention than deeply unstable
squirrelly
vsflitty
  • Informal
10 9.1

Feeling nervous and acting in strange, unpredictable ways

is mainly quick interest shifts rather than nervous jitteriness
flighty
vsflitty
9 7.4

A person who changes plans and loses interest easily

shows quick restless changes of interest rather than unreliability
shifty
vsflitty
1 6.7

Something that moves and changes direction suddenly and often

applies to moods and interests rather than physical movement
a bit switchy
vsflitty
  • UK
9.2

Often changes mood or behavior quickly and without warning

is quicker and more restless changing interests more often

Antonyms

calm
735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

steady
304 2.0

Not changing over time and remaining the same

How Changeable

fickle
39 6.2
capricious
19 7.9
flitty
  • UK
8.4
flighty
9 7.4
steady
304 2.0

Surface Forms

flitty positive

Morphology

flitty = flit (transparent) = flit + y

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'flit' meaning 'tending to flit', so the meaning is directly derived and clear.

Etymology

Flitty comes from flit, which means 'move quickly or lightly' and is like the common word fly. The ending -y makes it mean 'full of' that action, so flitty describes someone or something that moves or changes mood quickly.