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单词 flightiness
释义

flighty

adjective

ˈflī-tē How to pronounce flighty (audio)
flightier; flightiest
1
: swift
2
: lacking stability or steadiness:
a
: easily upset : volatile
a flighty temper
b
: easily excited : skittish
a flighty horse
c
: capricious, silly
flightily
ˈflī-tə-lē How to pronounce flighty (audio)
adverb
flightiness
ˈflī-tē-nəs How to pronounce flighty (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • excitable
  • fiddle-footed
  • fluttery
  • high-strung
  • hyper
  • hyperactive
  • hyperexcitable
  • hyperkinetic
  • jittery
  • jumpy
  • nervous
  • skittery
  • skittish
  • spasmodic
  • spooky
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Example Sentences

an actress who specializes in playing silly, flighty women you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you
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Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

flighty

adjective

ˈflī-tē How to pronounce flighty (audio)
flightier; flightiest
1
: easily excited or frightened : skittish
a flighty horse
2
: not steady or serious
a flighty temper

flightiness

noun

1
as in lightness
a lack of seriousness often at an improper time a warning that her usual flightiness wouldn't be tolerated at the ceremony honoring war veterans

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lightness
  • cheerfulness
  • frivolousness
  • silliness
  • frivolity
  • levity
  • flippancy
  • glee
  • facetiousness
  • frothiness
  • childishness
  • festivity
  • goofiness
  • lightheartedness
  • mirth
  • cheer
  • mirthfulness
  • puerility
  • gaiety
  • light-headedness
  • joviality
  • hilarity
  • light-mindedness
  • gleefulness
  • gayety
  • merriment
  • high-spiritedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • seriousness
  • earnestness
  • gravity
  • solemnity
  • soberness
  • moroseness
  • unhappiness
  • melancholy
  • sullenness
  • sadness
  • solemnness
  • depression
  • dejection
  • despondency
  • gloominess
  • gloom
  • joylessness
  • heartsickness
  • mopes
  • downheartedness
  • dispiritedness
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2
as in anxiety
a state of nervousness marked by sudden jerky movements his flightiness before the bar exam was so bad that he nearly made himself sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • anxiety
  • fidgetiness
  • skittishness
  • worry
  • jumpiness
  • unease
  • edginess
  • nerves
  • jitteriness
  • tension
  • apprehensiveness
  • restlessness
  • fidgets
  • restiveness
  • agitation
  • perturbation
  • apprehension
  • upset
  • feverishness
  • franticness
  • anxiousness
  • freneticism
  • tenseness
  • uneasiness
  • trepidation
  • agita
  • disquiet
  • shakes
  • butterflies
  • hand-wringing
  • jitters
  • shivers
  • willies
  • dither
  • jimjams
  • heebie-jeebies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sureness
  • confidence
  • control
  • self-assurance
  • collectedness
  • equanimity
  • imperturbability
  • composure
  • self-confidence
  • easiness
  • coolness
  • tranquility
  • calmness
  • tranquillity
  • equilibrium
  • ease
  • poise
  • aplomb
  • self-control
  • calm
  • repose
  • tranquilness
  • self-possession
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