flighty
flighty · flightier · flightiest
нервовий
взбалмошный
albern, schrullig, flatterhaft
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actionsGiven to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
/ˈflaɪti/
» Tom is flighty when it comes to projects.
Meaning
3 sensesGiven to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
flatterhaft, schrullig, albern
взбалмошныйvzbalmošnyj
That flies easily or often.
(dated)Swift.
More definitions
- guided by whim and fancy
- unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
Examples
3 sentencesTom is flighty when it comes to projects.
My boss accused me of being flighty, so I immediately quit.
People have told me I'm flighty.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
given to silly ideas:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
given to silly ideas:
Origin
From flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtigFrom flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.
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Forms
flightier, flightiest| Comparative | flightier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | flightiest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- guided by whim and fancy:flyawayhead-in-the-cloudsscatterbrained
- unpredictably excitable (especially of horses):skittishspookynervous
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedflightiness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form