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flightiness

/flˈaɪtinəs/ noun C2 ✓

The quality of being flighty.

Word Origin Flightiness comes from flighty, which is from flight (the act of flying) + -y. Flighty originally meant 'apt to fly, skittish,' like a bird that takes off suddenly. The root is Old English fleogan 'to fly,' PIE *pleuk- 'to fly.' The suffix -ness makes it a noun: the quality of being flighty, i.e., fickle, changeable. So flightiness is literally 'fly-like behavior' — darting from one thing to another.

noun The quality of being flighty. C2 ✓ countable

Her flightiness made it difficult for her to commit to long-term projects.

(名词) 轻浮；浮躁；反复无常

她的浮躁性格使她难以承诺长期项目。

(sustantivo) volubilidad; inconstancia; veleidad; capricho [La cualidad de ser voluble; volubilidad.]

Su volubilidad le dificultaba comprometerse con proyectos a largo plazo.

(nom) inconstance; légèreté; instabilité [Caractère d'une personne volage et inconsistante, qui change facilement d'avis ou d'humeur.]

Sa flightiness rendait difficile tout engagement dans des projets à long terme.

(Substantiv) Unbeständigkeit; Leichtsinnigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, unbeständig, unzuverlässig oder leicht ablenkbar zu sein.]

Ihre **flightiness** machte es ihr schwer, sich auf langfristige Projekte festzulegen.

(名詞) 移り気で落ち着きがない性質。気まぐれで一つのことに集中できないこと。

彼女の移り気のせいで、長期的なプロジェクトに commit することが難しかった。

(substantivo) volubilidade; inconstância; leviandade; frivolidade [A qualidade de ser volúvel ou inconstante.]

A inconstância dela tornava difícil se comprometer com projetos de longo prazo.

Synonyms: frivolousness fickleness capriciousness unsteadiness irresponsibility Antonyms: steadiness reliability seriousness responsibility
Word parts: flight + y + ness

Related words

flighty flight fly flier flightless

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