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flight·y
(flī′tē)adj. flight·i·er, flight·i·est
1.
a. Given to capricious or unstable behavior.
b. Characterized by irresponsible or silly behavior.
2. Easily excited; skittish.
flight′i·ly adv.
flight′i·ness n.
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flighty
(ˈflaɪtɪ)adj, flightier or flightiest
1. frivolous and irresponsible; capricious; volatile
2. mentally erratic, unstable, or wandering
3. flirtatious; coquettish
ˈflightily adv
ˈflightiness n
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flight•y
(ˈflaɪ ti)adj. flight•i•er, flight•i•est.
1. frivolous and irresponsible.
2. capricious; mercurial; volatile.
3. Archaic. swift.
[1545–55]
flight′i•ly, adv.
flight′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | flighty - guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls" frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman" |
| 2. | flighty - unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) excitable - easily excited |
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flighty
adjective frivolous, wild, volatile, unstable, irresponsible, dizzy, fickle, unbalanced, impulsive, mercurial, giddy, capricious, unsteady, thoughtless, changeable, impetuous, skittish, light-headed, harebrained, scatterbrained, ditzy or ditsy (slang) She was a frivolous fool, vain and flighty.
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flighty
adjectiveGiven to lighthearted silliness:
empty-headed, featherbrained, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly.
Informal: gaga.
Slang: birdbrained, dizzy.
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Translations
طائِش، مُتَقَلِّب، ذو نَزَوات
přelétavý
flyvskuberegnelig
könnyelmû
hvikull, ístöîulaus; léttúîugur
prelietavý
flighty
[ˈflaɪtɪ] ADJ (flightier (compar) (flightiest (superl))) [idea, remark] → frívolo, poco serio; [girl] → caprichoso, volubleCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flighty
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
flighty
[ˈflaɪtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → capriccioso/a, frivolo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flight1
(flait) noun1. act of flying. the flight of a bird.
2. a journey in a plane. How long is the flight to New York?
3. a number of steps or stairs. A flight of steps.
4. a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air. a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.
ˈflighty adjective (usually of girls and women) with easily changed ideas; not thinking deeply; always looking for amusement.
flight deck1. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier where planes take off or land.
2. the forward part of an aeroplane where the pilot and crew sit.
in flight flying. Have you seen the geese in flight?
see also fly2.
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