flighty
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˈflaɪti/
:
inconstante
- Well, maybe he's too flighty and irresponsible.
And when you do, you will go from flighty to focused.
- And when you do, you will go from flighty to focused.
- I think motivation is is very flighty.
- So he, he's very calm, whereas I am very flighty.
- So there's still a lot to learn, but we might be able to rely on something a little more solid and less flighty than the neighborhood pigeons.
- You know, your seekers, your hermits, Daryl, there will be flighty.
Examples
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Perennial plants like to linger, while some weeds and spring flowers are flighty and shy.
Blog text (30) -
You know, I always thought she was a little flighty.
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And when you do, you will go from flighty to focused.
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"Listen, do you remember I told you in the spring that I had a flighty character?
Academic text (1999) -
Keep thinking those flighty thoughts.
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Thought you might be getting a little flighty.
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'I'm just, by nature, a very flighty person.
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She's a kind of a flighty kid, you know.
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She can be a little flighty, but take that away and she's a perfect woman!
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The flighty puppy kept darting back and forth, unable to settle down.
Synonyms
94
6.1
Not regular or predictable and likely to change suddenly
25
7.0
Easily frightened or nervous and likely to move suddenly
15
5.9
Being a bit strange in behavior or appearance
12
6.5
Tends to change mood suddenly and act in an unexpected way
10
9.1
Feeling nervous and acting in strange, unpredictable ways
5
8.2
Silly and a little forgetful in a friendly way
3
7.3
A person who is not organized, easily distracted, and often forgets things
3
8.4
Acting nervous and strange in a way you cannot predict
2
4.9
Feeling nervous and excited with a quick, shaky feeling in the body
1
5.8
Likely to lose attention when other things happen
Acting quickly and changing mood or interest often
Likely to act on sudden ideas without careful planning
Often changes mood or behavior quickly and without warning
Thinking in a dreamy way and not noticing everyday tasks
Antonyms
How Flighty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word flighty comes from the word flight, which means 'to fly away' or 'a quick move'. Think of someone who easily 'takes flight' like a bird and so leaves plans or changes their mind quickly, which is why flighty means not steady or reliable.