flighty
adjective
given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
flightiness
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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
If Lizzy is the tensely focused A-brain in “Showing Up,” then the more easygoing B-brain would be Jo, whom Chau plays with a mellow flightiness that frequently brings out Lizzy’s frustration.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2022
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
