flighty

Meanings

• adjective

  Given to sudden and unaccountable changes in mood or behavior; impulsive and unstable.

  - "She was a flighty teenager, always changing her mind about what she wanted for dinner."
  - "His flighty girlfriend kept him on his toes."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with flighty
lightly , rightly , nightly , frightly

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Variants

List of all variants of flighty that leads to same result
flightier , flightiest , flightily , flightiness , flightinesses , flighty

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Etymology

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Derived from the Middle English word 'flighty', meaning 'easily alarmed' or 'fleeting'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'flighty' has been used in literature since the 15th century.

2. In some dialects, 'flighty' can also be used as a verb to mean 'to flee or run away quickly'.

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Related Concepts

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1. capricious: A term similar to 'flighty', meaning unpredictable and subject to whim.

2. volatile: A term similar to 'flighty', meaning unstable and subject to sudden change.

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Culture

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In literature, 'flighty' has been used to describe characters who are impulsive, unpredictable, and unstable. In art, the term 'flighty' has not been specifically associated with any particular movement or style.

How to Memorize "flighty"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person who is easily distracted and changes their mind frequently. Imagine them flitting from one idea to another like a butterfly.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'flighty' with the idea of being unpredictable and impulsive. Think of a person who is hard to pin down and always on the move.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'F' in 'flighty' stands for 'Fickle' or 'Fleeting'.

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