Definition of FLIGHTY

flighty

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • guided by whim and fancy
    • "flighty young girls"
  • unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

Adj

  • Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
  • That flies easily or often.
  • Swift.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 17

flighty is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
flighty is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flighty is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

flighty is a valid Words With Friends word