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FLIGHTINESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment

Example:

I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory

Synonyms:

arbitrariness; capriciousness; flightiness; whimsey; whimsicality; whimsy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("flightiness" is a kind of...):

irresponsibility; irresponsibleness (a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions)

Derivation:

flighty (guided by whim and fancy)

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