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Flightiness Definition & Meaning

flightiness
noun
  1. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"

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What does flightiness mean?
the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
What part of speech is flightiness?
Flightiness is a noun.

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