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Meaning of "flightiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLIGHTINESS

flightiness  [ˈflaɪtɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLIGHTINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flightiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLIGHTINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flightiness in the English dictionary

The definition of flightiness in the dictionary is flighty nature; capricious and temperamental quality.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLIGHTINESS


almightiness
ɔːlˈmaɪtɪnəs
bittiness
ˈbɪtɪnəs
chitinous
ˈkaɪtɪnəs
crotchetiness
ˈkrɒtʃɪtɪnəs
dustiness
ˈdʌstɪnəs
emptiness
ˈɛmptɪnəs
fidgetiness
ˈfɪdʒɪtɪnəs
fruitiness
ˈfruːtɪnəs
gelatinous
dʒɪˈlætɪnəs
glutinous
ˈɡluːtɪnəs
grittiness
ˈɡrɪtɪnəs
keratinous
kəˈrætɪnəs
mateyness
ˈmeɪtɪnəs
matiness
ˈmeɪtɪnəs
mountainous
ˈmaʊntɪnəs
mutinous
ˈmjuːtɪnəs
nuttiness
ˈnʌtɪnəs
ricketiness
ˈrɪkɪtɪnəs
unprettiness
ʌnˈprɪtɪnəs
uppityness
ˈʌpɪtɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLIGHTINESS

flight lieutenant
flight line
flight log
flight management systems
flight number
flight path
flight plan
flight recorder
flight sergeant
flight simulator
flight strip
flight supplement
flight surgeon
flight test
flight-test
flightier
flightiest
flightily
flightless
flighty

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLIGHTINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of flightiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLIGHTINESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flightiness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flightiness

Translation of «flightiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLIGHTINESS

Find out the translation of flightiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flightiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flightiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轻浮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

frivolidad
570 millions of speakers

English

flightiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

flightiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التقلب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

flightiness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flightiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flightiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

futilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesungguhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flatterhaftigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flightiness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

flightiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flightiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bay lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flightiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उडाण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gelgeçlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

volubilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flightiness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

flightiness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nestatornica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flightiness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flightiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flightiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flightiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flightiness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIGHTINESS»

The term «flightiness» is normally little used and occupies the 143.684 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIGHTINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flightiness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flightiness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flightiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLIGHTINESS»

Discover the use of flightiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flightiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pointing Out the Great Way: The Stages of Meditation in the ...
Jampel Pawo does not devote much time to defining flightiness. It is to be understood from the previous meditation that the not-cut-off stream of subtle cognition contains a kind of subtle flightiness. It is easy for the mind to become unsettled ...
Daniel P. Brown, 2006
2
The Christ’s Shed Revelations:Past, Present, and Future Life ...
Foremost, it should be noted that, be-cause the density of an individual red energy photon is less than the density of either an individual green or blue energy photon, the volatility of flightiness for an individual red energy photon is one time ...
I Timothy, 2014
3
Macropods: The Biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies, and ...
Kangaroo flightiness and the risk of road collision Due to the opportunistic way that kangaroo behavioural data were recorded, it was difficult to directly relate the probability of a road-kill occurring with the tendency of a kangaroo to take flight in  ...
Graeme Coulson, Mark Derek Bruce Eldridge, 2010
4
The Status of Women in Jewish Tradition
Flightiness A person (adam)8 shall not meet privately with two women but a woman may meet privately with two men. (M. Qid. 1:12) Why the double standard ? “The school of Elijah taught it is because nashim da'atan qallot 'alehen (i.e. their ...
Isaac Sassoon, 2011
5
The Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra
With gross flightiness of mind, the mind actually loses its mental hold on its object of focus. With subtle flightiness, on the other hand, the mind maintains its hold on its object, but because the accompanying attention is weak, there is either an ...
Dalai Lama, Alexander Berzin, 1997
6
Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals
(1977) suggest that flightiness is associated with higher productivity. They estimated genetic correlations between egg production and flightiness score which showed that greater excitability was mildly associated with higher rates of lay.
Temple Grandin, Mark J. Deesing, 2013
7
The Crafting of Absalom and Achitophel: Dryden’s Pen for a Party
Chiasmus works in the first line itself, proceeding from what is desirable ("Blest") to flightiness ("Madman," who has just been characterized as having "ten thousand freaks"—causeless changes of mind) and then from flightiness ("every hour," ...
W. Thomas, 1978
8
Livestock Handling and Transport
In cases where the majority of the herd is extremely disturbed, handling of the animals should be discontinued for several hours. Practical experience indicates that the flightiness of young animals during handling can be reduced by.
Temple Grandin, 2007
9
Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12
Her flightiness caused her to end up without resources. b. Although Monica's actions were subdued, her sister's were frenzied. In the first example, someone who knows a definition for flightiness that includes irresponsibility would connect  ...
Janet Allen, 1999
10
Practical Philosophy of the Muhammadan People
Since then it has been established that the genera of the virtues are four, the genera of the vices must be eight : two of them extremes in relation to wisdom, and these are flightiness and stupidity ; flightiness on the side of excess, and that is the ...
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Asʻad al-Dawānī, Muḥammad ibn Asʻad Dawwānī, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLIGHTINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flightiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Review: Veruca Salt, 'Ghost Notes' | SPIN
... “Seether” — its frantic flightiness and ruffled feathers. Post's contributions still take the forefront (see the smirking lyrical deluge on “Laughing ... «SPIN, Jul 15»
2
Theater Review: Of Good Stock
... her flightiness barely concealing enormous rage and resentment; and Lind's confused, mercurial Celia, who copes through biting sarcasm. «NorthJersey.com, Jun 15»
3
Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre, New York — review
No light, no hope, but also no flightiness. Rather, a determination born of desperation. When Alexandre Hammoudi's persuasive Romeo ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
4
My Adventures On Tinder: By The 61-Year-Old Woman Who Dated …
The users' flightiness is still there, but no longer is it a dedicated forum for randy young guys and lovelorn girls. It has evolved into a proper ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
5
Cast's comedic ability highlighted in The Mumberley Inheritance
McCafferty portrays Daphne with the perfect balance or innocence, flightiness and charm and her comedic timing is amazing. Hertel as Rodger ... «insideTORONTO.com, Jun 15»
6
Poems, perspective and a Pulitzer
And helped him cope better with what he says would now be called ADHD, "a scattered flightiness'' that makes focusing a challenge and adds ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jun 15»
7
State of Advertising: Why Brand Advertising Is an Industry in Peril
Because of the flightiness of internet users, the tiny banner ads we can run online have none of these powers. Where TV ads brainwash, ... «Pulse, Jun 15»
8
Jilly Cooper cover change reveals liberal hypocrisy on sex writes …
... first jobs and shrieky flatshares, falling for the wrong men and finally finding the right ones — often stern chaps who reprove their flightiness, ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
9
'Mad Men' ends, and Don Draper begins: Life is OK
For Roger, it is an understanding that he's in his “last chapter,” one he will write with Marie — a woman who calls Roger out on his flightiness, ... «Mashable, May 15»
10
Hampshire tick over as pitch makes Middlesex look a little green
Ditch just a nugget of that flightiness and Vince will undoubtedly add Test caps to the ODI he earned in Ireland this month. Dale Benkenstein ... «The Guardian, May 15»

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