Definition of flighty Flighty

/flajˈti/ - [flaytee] - flight•y

We found 6 definitions of flighty from 4 different sources.

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What does flighty mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

flighty, flightier, flightiest

flighty - guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls"
  flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained
  frivolous not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"
flighty - unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
  skittish, spooky, nervous
  excitable easily excited
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • flighty (Adjective)
    Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • flighty (a.)
    Fleeting; swift; transient.
  • flighty (a.)
    Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disordered fancies and extravagant conduct; volatile; giddy; eccentric; slighty delirious.

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  • flighty, adjective.

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