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flightiness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arbitrariness, capriciousness, whimsey, whimsicality, whimsy |
| Type of | irresponsibility, irresponsibleness |
| Derivation | flighty |
I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory.
Examples of flightiness
flightiness
He was genuinely stung by accusations of flightiness and a lack of vision.
From the economist.com
For those reasons, some see flightiness reigning in stock markets for the foreseeable future.
From the time.com
Be very cautious and avoid giving the impression of flightiness.
From the kansas.com
Is that flightiness a character flaw she must nip in the bud or just a stage her middle child is passing through?
From the washingtonpost.com
This drives Elvira over the edge and lets Bellini move her from despair to flightiness and back through the three acts.
From the nytimes.com
There's little of the flightiness of Pontormo, where everything aspires to the condition of a flag, flame or cloud.
From the guardian.co.uk
In other words, what is needed is Annie Hall's neurotic flightiness, or at least her actressy self-awareness.
From the time.com
Imagination operates like hurling the red bird into the bad piggy structure-it is like meeting rigidity with flightiness.
From the forbes.com
Moratorium is when a person displays a kind of flightiness, ready to make choices but unable to commit to them.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
- The quality of being flighty
