flyaway
Americanadjective
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fluttering or streaming in the wind; windblown.
flyaway hair.
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flighty; frivolous; giddy.
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ready for flight.
flyaway aircraft.
adjective
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(of hair or clothing) loose and fluttering
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frivolous or flighty; giddy
noun
Etymology
Origin of flyaway
First recorded in 1765–75; adj. use of verb phrase fly away
Example Sentences
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Worse, in the context of today’s flyaway stock market, he is a principled, value-minded, dogmatic nonconformist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
"And I did the balloon free throw," he adds, referring to a skit where the basketball is replaced with a helium-filled flyaway.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2023
"Ever eat a pine tree?" he deadpanned, donning a Gibbons-esque flannel shirt, bushy white eyebrows and a flyaway white wig.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2023
She had slipped on the doorstep, recovered, smoothed down her flyaway hair.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2020
Tiny little Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher, was sitting on a large pile of cushions beside Professor Sprout, the Herbology teacher, whose hat was askew over her flyaway gray hair.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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