flighty

adjective

ˈflī-tē How to pronounce flighty (audio)
Definition of flightynext
1
as in excitable
easily excited by nature you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you

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2
as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity flighty and giggly preteens at their first dance

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Recent Examples of flighty In order to set that appointment with an increasingly fickle and flighty audience, artists must usually have some story for it. — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 16 June 2026 There’s Joanne and her flighty sister Morgan (Justine Lupe). — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 June 2026 Your 5th House of Euphoria welcomes in the flighty Moon, which makes this a time for fun experimentation rather than tedious drudgery. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026 Nick and Jules’ sister Portia is a real trip, an alternately flighty and haughty mean girl played to devilishly effervescent perfection by Dickinson scene stealer Gus Birney. — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flighty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flighty
  1. excitable
  2. goofy
  3. nervous
  4. silly
  5. giddy
  6. futile
Adjective
  • Kalind, the younger brother of a bonobo named Kevin, was the more excitable and playful of the two.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Hailing from San Antonio, Texas, Deanna is a proud mother of three and an excitable introvert.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of excitable
Adjective
  • Some Latinas are nerds, and some Latinas are quirky, and some of them are goofy and some of them are clumsy.
    — Johanna Ferreira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The opening chase scene is gorgeously animated, the kind of sequence that makes Common Side Effects distinct visual style that is at once both goofy and realistic so mesmerizing to watch.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of goofy
Adjective
  • That sounds appealing, especially to investors nervous about market declines.
    — Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Shopkeepers boarded up windows while others opened temporarily and endured a nervous Saturday afternoon, after around 3,000 shops were damaged or looted last weekend.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of nervous
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  • The Wu-Tang Clan's mastermind has carved out a second career directing mid-level action flicks, and last year's One Spoon of Chocolate is a solid if silly movie.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Most phone apps look silly this way, especially those still running as standard iPhone apps, which look normal but with lots of black padding on either side.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • How better to sum up that generation’s giddy way of spackling together outfits?
    — The Learning Network, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, quarterback Bryce Young thudded to earth after his giddy five-game start.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of giddy
Adjective
  • This meant that the negotiating parties had reached a deadlock beyond which further discussion would be futile.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Adelaide’s music had become an argument, however futile, with finality.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Flighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flighty. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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