flightiness
- noun
- /ˈflaɪtɪnəs/
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inconstancia
- Simplicissimus returned to this theme time and again from 1904 until World War I, the main themes being French flightiness and British subversion of German security interests, first by allying with Japan, then by getting into bed with France.
Examples
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Her flightiness made it hard for her friends to know when she would cancel plans at the last minute.
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Emotions such as love, humor, nobility, flightiness, and finally, peace can be heard in this work.
Academic text (2015) -
As Neustadt and May observed, Carter had a capacity for intense concentration on detail combined with a curious flightiness, which could carry him from subject to subject or, on a given subject, to one conviction one day and an opposite the next.
Academic text (1997) -
Ridiculed, I have translated the title as Princess Butterflies because it evokes both the flightiness and beauty of the play's two main female characters, Magdelon and Cathos," he said.
Blog text (20) -
From the exploration of this aspect, a further perspective emerges: the perceived flightiness of the Rococo also had implications related to contemporary notions of national character and expectations of characteristically national art.
Academic text (2014) -
The child's flightiness often surprised her parents, as she seemed to change her mind about activities without warning.
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His flightiness in making decisions left his colleagues feeling uncertain about their project directions.
Synonyms
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6.3
A playful, unusual idea or action that feels light and fun
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5.9
A habit of acting quickly without thinking about the results
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7.3
A habit of changing feelings or promises so people cannot trust someone
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5.6
Acting or speaking quickly without thinking about the bad results
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8.9
A pattern of sudden, unpredictable changes in mood or plans
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8.7
A tendency to act quickly without thinking, often causing problems
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8.9
A tendency to act quickly without thinking that causes rash decisions
A habit of often changing one's mind or feelings without warning
Unpredictable and inconsistent behavior
Sudden unpredictable mood changes that affect how a person acts
A playful, imaginative way of acting or creating that seems unusual and unpredictable
Antonyms
How Fickle
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word flightiness comes from flight (from 'to fly') and the ending -iness that makes a word meaning a 'quality'. Imagine a bird that suddenly takes flight and flies away; flightiness is like that — being quick to change your mind or act on sudden ideas instead of staying steady.