FLAKINESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

flakiness

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Definition of flakiness

as in eccentricity

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Recent Examples of flakiness And agents introduce a new form of flakiness stemming from the fact that LLMs are non-deterministic. — Ethan Pronev, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Chronic flakiness changes the emotional temperature of a friendship surprisingly quickly, says Miriam Kirmayer, a clinical psychologist in Montreal who specializes in adult friendships. — Angela Haupt, Time, 21 May 2026 Others mistakenly describe these acts as flakiness, disobedience, laziness, or personal failure in the absence of context. — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026 Salt bread is croissant-esque in taste and form, but is not laminated, or repeatedly folding dough with layers of butter, which creates the croissant’s hallmark flakiness. — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flakiness

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Recently, though, a wave of UK properties have started to embrace the kinds of cultural eccentricities that Greco saw as lacking in those hotels.

— Dipal Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Some Venus signs prefer seduction through mystery and minimalism, while others enjoy eccentricity or perhaps even maximalism.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of eccentricity

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Even Nvidia limits its residual value support, highlighting the inherent volatility and risk in this new asset class.

— Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Rising bond yields and oil prices put stocks under pressure this week, while another bout of volatility in the AI trade tested investors' conviction in the market's biggest growth theme.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

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