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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She is on the lookout for any sign of giggly flightiness.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2020
“I think we are both quite prone to flightiness but know that needs to be balanced with earthiness,” Mayle explained.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2019
Kirsten Kollender flamboyantly overplays the role of Jean Tatlock, the mentally unstable political radical who for a time romantically tortures Oppenheimer with her flightiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2018
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
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
