flightiness
gb/flˈaɪtˌaɪns/ us/flˈaɪtˌaɪns/
C1
Anh
Các nghĩa
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Danh từ
C1
property
1
tendency to be unreliable and changeable
Flightiness is when someone cannot stay serious or steady and changes their mind a lot.
Mẫu sử dụng:
the flightiness of [someone]; [someone]'s flightiness
Lỗi thường gặp:
Do not confuse with aviation-related meanings of flight; flightiness is about personality/behavior.
Từ đồng nghĩa
fickleness (emphasizes changing choices or feelings often.)
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inconstancy (more formal; not staying loyal or consistent.)
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capriciousness (emphasizes sudden, unpredictable changes.)
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scatterbrainedness (focuses on distractibility and disorganization.)
Từ trái nghĩa
steadiness (being stable and consistent over time.)
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reliability (being trusted to do what you promised.)
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seriousness (taking things with appropriate importance.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
youthful flightiness
|her flightiness
|his flightiness
|a touch of flightiness
|accused of flightiness
|signs of flightiness
|persistent flightiness
|mere flightiness
|perceived flightiness
|complain about flightiness
Chủ đề
personality
|behavior
|relationships
Ví dụ
- Her flightiness made it hard to trust her with long-term plans.
- He tried to hide his flightiness at work, but he kept switching projects.
- They mistook his flightiness for confidence, but he rarely followed through.
Ví dụ cho người học
- His flightiness worries his parents.
- I lost the job because of my flightiness.
Danh từ
C1
property
2
light, playful, slightly frivolous tone
Flightiness can mean a light and playful feeling that is not serious.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a sense of flightiness; an air of flightiness
Lỗi thường gặp:
This sense can be positive (playful) or negative (not serious enough); context decides.
Từ đồng nghĩa
lightheartedness (more clearly positive and warm.)
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playfulness (focuses on joking or teasing.)
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frivolity (often suggests triviality and lack of seriousness.)
Từ trái nghĩa
gravity (seriousness, especially in tone.)
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solemnity (formal, serious mood or manner.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
a sense of flightiness
|an air of flightiness
|charming flightiness
|surface flightiness
|moments of flightiness
|touches of flightiness
|a hint of flightiness
|light flightiness
Chủ đề
emotions
|social
|communication
Ví dụ
- The novel’s early chapters have a bright flightiness that later disappears.
- She answered with a deliberate flightiness to keep the conversation from turning heavy.
- A little flightiness in his voice helped calm the tense room.
Ví dụ cho người học
- There was some flightiness in her jokes.
Danh từ
C1
property
3
superficial lack of seriousness in something
Flightiness can also mean that something feels too shallow or not serious.
Mẫu sử dụng:
the flightiness of [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Often used as a criticism of ideas or work, not only of people.
Từ đồng nghĩa
superficiality (emphasizes lack of depth or careful thought.)
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triviality (emphasizes that something is unimportant.)
Từ trái nghĩa
depth (serious, thoughtful quality.)
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rigor (careful, thorough thinking or method.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
the flightiness of the argument
|the flightiness of the article
|criticize the flightiness
|complain about flightiness
|dismiss it as flightiness
|charge of flightiness
Chủ đề
education
|communication
|writing
Ví dụ
- The committee rejected the proposal, citing its flightiness and lack of evidence.
- Reviewers complained about the flightiness of the dialogue in the second act.
- He tried to defend the article, but the flightiness of the claims was obvious.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The teacher said my essay had flightiness.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
flightiness
IPA
GB/flˈaɪtˌaɪns/
US/flˈaɪtˌaɪns/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
flight - i - ness (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (flight)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: flightiness
- Plural: flightiness
Họ từ
Core family
flighty
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
flightily
adverb
Cách diễn đạt
a touch of flightiness
1/ə tˈʌt͡ʃ əv flˈaɪtˌaɪns/
fixed phrase
a small amount of flighty behavior
A touch of flightiness means a little bit of flighty behavior.
Ví dụ
- She has a touch of flightiness, but she’s kind and creative.
- The presentation had a touch of flightiness, so they added more data.
- His answers showed a touch of flightiness under pressure.
an air of flightiness
1/ən ˈɛɹ əv flˈaɪtˌaɪns/
fixed phrase
a general impression of being flighty
An air of flightiness means you seem a little flighty.
Ví dụ
- Despite an air of flightiness, she was extremely organized behind the scenes.
- The brand’s new ads have an air of flightiness that doesn’t fit their message.
- He projects an air of flightiness, so clients hesitate to commit.
dismiss [something] as flightiness
1/dɪsmˈɪs sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈæz flˈaɪtˌaɪns/
fixed phrase
treat something as silly and unserious
If you dismiss something as flightiness, you say it is silly and not serious.
Ví dụ
- They dismissed her concerns as flightiness and refused to investigate.
- Don’t dismiss his enthusiasm as flightiness until you’ve heard the plan.
- The editor dismissed the criticism as flightiness from online commenters.