Word forms: comparative flightier, superlative flightiest
adjective
If you say that someone is flighty, you disapprove of them because they are not very serious or reliable and keep changing from one activity, idea, or partner to another.
[disapproval]
Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty.
Synonyms: frivolous, wild, volatile, unstable More Synonyms of flighty
flighty in British English
(ˈflaɪtɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: flightier or flightiest
1.
frivolous and irresponsible; capricious; volatile
2.
mentally erratic, unstable, or wandering
3.
flirtatious; coquettish
Derived forms
flightily (ˈflightily)
adverb
flightiness (ˈflightiness)
noun
flighty in American English
(ˈflaɪti)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈflightier or ˈflightiest
1.
given to sudden whims; not taking things seriously; frivolous or irresponsible
2.
easily excited, upset, etc.
Derived forms
flightily (ˈflightily)
adverb
flightiness (ˈflightiness)
noun
Word origin
flight1 + -y2
Examples of 'flighty' in a sentence
flighty
Lottie had been sent to school by a rather flighty young papa who could not imagine what else to do with her.
Frances Hodgson Burnett A Little Princess (1905)
(adjective)
Definition
frivolous and not very reliable or serious
In my youth I was a frivolous fool, vain and flighty.
Synonyms
frivolous
I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor.
wild
I was just a kid and full of wild ideas.
volatile
She has a volatile temperament.
unstable
The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous.
irresponsible
It would be irresponsible to accept unrealistic targets.
dizzy (informal)
a charmingly dizzy grandmother
fickle
They are fickle, faithless and lewd.
unbalanced
impulsive
mercurial
his mercurial temperament
giddy
At our stage in life we are unlikely to become giddy spendthrifts.
capricious
capricious mood swings
unsteady
His unsteady relationship with his flatmates incited him to move out.
thoughtless
changeable
He was a man of changeable moods.
The forecast is for changeable weather.
impetuous
skittish
light-headed
a light-headed youth
harebrained
scatterbrained
She plays a scatterbrained student.
ditzy or ditsy (slang)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of capricious
Definition
having a tendency to sudden unpredictable changes of attitude or behaviour
capricious mood swings
Synonyms
unpredictable,
variable,
unstable,
inconsistent,
erratic,
quirky,
fickle,
impulsive,
mercurial,
freakish,
fitful,
inconstant,
changeful
in the sense of changeable
Definition
changing often
He was a man of changeable moods.The forecast is for changeable weather.