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
"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
Under flyaway hair, his expression was typically thoughtful, a face out of Fellini: gaunt, intense, lined with a lifetime of editorial decisions.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2020
“Good evening,” she said, smoothing a few flyaway strands back behind her ears.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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