flighty.
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
Meaning & usage
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
That flies easily or often.
Swift.
Where this word comes from
From flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.