Flightiness

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flight·y (fl

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adj. flight·i·er, flight·i·est

a. Given to capricious or unstable behavior.

b. Characterized by irresponsible or silly behavior.

2. Easily excited; skittish.

flighti·ly adv.

flighti·ness n.

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Noun

flightiness - the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"

arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, capriciousness, whimsey

irresponsibility, irresponsibleness - a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions

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