flightiness
- a word derived from flighty.
Example Sentences
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Charlie’s apparent flightiness manifests in the whirring of her hyperactive mind, agitated by the ceaseless “birds chirping” of people’s constant everyday lies.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
A novel about Daisy would only underscore her flightiness; a novel about Tom would only underscore his selfish swagger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2021
Expat carries with it the sense of choice, but also a whiff of flightiness and dilatancy, the idea that you’ve rejected the country of your birth for reasons of lifestyle rather than need.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2014
The 6-second Vine videos built into Twitter, and Facebook-owned Instagram videos and photos, offer marketers many of the same benefits without the flightiness of Snapchat.
From Forbes ● Nov. 21, 2013
With the secret and implacable labor of a small ant she predisposed the women of the village against the flightiness of their husbands, who were already preparing for the move.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
