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 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 But wispy flighty sails cannot express devotion to a stone. — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 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
  • Shaffelburg’s boundless enthusiasm and high work rate led one LAFC staffer to liken him to an excitable golden retriever, a comparison the player did not challenge.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That’s where Barkley came in, an excitable, friendly yellow lab who is obsessed with balls and could sniff out a green tennis ball in an entire stadium of purple ones.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of excitable
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  • Mason was funny, goofy and crazy in all the right ways; he will be remembered for singing and dancing around the house with a wide smile on his face and a skip in his step.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • If the movie is more goofy than profound, that may be the point.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of goofy
Adjective
  • Nvidia's forecast comes at a time when investors remain nervous about capital expenditures from large tech companies, the circular nature of financing deals and the return from AI investments.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Why bats can pose a rabies risk Rabies spreads through the saliva or nervous tissue of an infected mammal, usually through a bite.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of nervous
Adjective
  • Of course, challenges immediately present themselves, the silliest of which belongs to Samir and Paul Baker.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In practice, a black-and-white hunk of metal sprinting into a wall looks silly.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • Central Market, released in 2009, proved that his idiosyncratic melodic sensibility could translate to a more symphonic setting, with the Wordless Music Orchestra giving his giddy, loop-heavy compositions a bustling, bristling density.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
  • All this scattershot world-building and world-visiting allows for some colorfully diverting vignettes, in which production designer Alexandra Walker and costume designer Ann Maskrey get to show off their giddy, gaudy wares.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of giddy
Adjective
  • The receiving corps is still a question mark, and depending solely on De’Von Achane seems futile.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Named Wilbur by the hive mind of social media, the animal blew up online after resident Jamaal Harrison posted a video to TikTok on Saturday showing his futile attempts to catch it on an e-bike.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of futile

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“Flighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flighty. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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