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Meaning of FLIGHTINESS

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the trait of acting more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
 

FLIGHTINESS is a 11 letter word that starts with F.

 

 Synonyms: arbitrariness, capriciousness, whimsey, whimsicality, whimsy
 
 See Also: irresponsibility, irresponsibleness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Flight"i*ness\, n.
The state or quality of being flighty.

      The flightness of her temper.            --Hawthorne.

Syn: Levity; giddiness; volatility; lightness; wildness;
     eccentricity. See {Levity}.

 

 

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