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flighty

flight·y

flighty

 
pronunciation:
flaI ti
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
inflections: flightier, flightiest
definition 1: lacking stability, or serious purpose or interest; irresponsible; frivolous.
He started many projects but was too flighty to finish any one of them.She was somewhat flighty in college, never staying long in any relationship.
synonyms:
capricious, fickle, frivolous, irresponsible, skittish
antonyms:
steady
similar words:
changeful, dizzy, erratic, fanciful, giddy, impulsive, inconstant, indecisive, irresolute, undependable, unstable, wayward, whimsical
definition 2: easily excited; light-headed; silly; giddy.
synonyms:
giddy, harebrained, light-headed, scatterbrained, silly
antonyms:
steady
similar words:
crazy, delirious, dizzy, foolish, rattlebrained, reckless, thoughtless, wild
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derivations: flightily (adv.), flightiness (n.)