Synonyms for "flightiness" (40 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

absentmindednesscarelessnessdisregarddistractioneccentricityextravagance

Noun(2 words)

arbitrarinesscapriciousness

Strong matches (12)

flippancyfoolishnessfrivolityimpulsivenessinadvertenceinconsistencyinconstancyincuriosityindifferenceinobservanceinstability

Noun(1 words)

hoity-toity

Related words (20)

irregularitylevitylightnessmoodinessnegligencenonobservancerestlessnessshallownesssuperficialitythinnessthoughtlessnessuncertaintyunreliabilityvariabilityvariationvarietyvolatility

Noun(3 words)

whimseywhimsicalitywhimsy

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

2 entries

irresponsibilityirresponsibleness

derived from

1 entries

flighty

is a

1 entries

irresponsibility

related to

1 entries

flighty

Translations

7 translations across 4 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries

• лекоми́слие noun (the quality of being flighty)
• несерио́зност noun (the quality of being flighty)

Irish

2 entries

• aeracht noun (the quality of being flighty)
• aeráid noun (the quality of being flighty)

Italian

2 entries

• mutevolezza noun (the quality of being flighty)
• volubilità noun (the quality of being flighty)

Turkish

1 entries

• hercailik noun (the quality of being flighty)

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