Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flighty

/ˈflaɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: flighty
IPA: /ˈflaɪti/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.

adj

That flies easily or often.

adj

Dated

Example Sentences

""We know that flighty birds suffer from greater risk of raptor predation, and I assume that it is useful to understand the effects of urbanization because flighty species may be more vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbance.""
"Permanent way and other checks then somewhat slowed down this flighty progress."

Etymology

From flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: flight

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

flightier (comparative) flightiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

flightily flightiness unflighty

Synonyms

skittish spooky nervous flyaway head-in-the-clouds scatterbrained

Rhymes With

mighty almighty aphrodite alrighty righty lighty aphrodité whitey nightie blighty venite fighty

Questions

How do you pronounce flighty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflaɪti/.
What does flighty mean?: Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
Where does flighty come from?: From flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.

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