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flight·y
(flī′tē)adj. flight·i·er, flight·i·est
1.
a. Given to capricious or unstable behavior.
b. Characterized by irresponsible or silly behavior.
2. Easily excited; skittish.
flight′i·ly adv.
flight′i·ness n.
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flighty
(ˈflaɪtɪ)adj, flightier or flightiest
1. frivolous and irresponsible; capricious; volatile
2. mentally erratic, unstable, or wandering
3. flirtatious; coquettish
ˈflightily adv
ˈflightiness n
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flight•y
(ˈflaɪ ti)adj. flight•i•er, flight•i•est.
1. frivolous and irresponsible.
2. capricious; mercurial; volatile.
3. Archaic. swift.
[1545–55]
flight′i•ly, adv.
flight′i•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. flighty - guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls"
frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"
2. flighty - unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
excitable - easily excited
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flighty
adjective frivolous, wild, volatile, unstable, irresponsible, dizzy, fickle, unbalanced, impulsive, mercurial, giddy, capricious, unsteady, thoughtless, changeable, impetuous, skittish, light-headed, harebrained, scatterbrained, ditzy or ditsy (slang) She was a frivolous fool, vain and flighty.
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flighty
adjectiveGiven to lighthearted silliness:
empty-headed, featherbrained, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly.
Informal: gaga.
Slang: birdbrained, dizzy.
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Translations
طائِش، مُتَقَلِّب، ذو نَزَوات
přelétavý
flyvskuberegnelig
könnyelmû
hvikull, ístöîulaus; léttúîugur
prelietavý
flighty
[ˈflaɪtɪ] ADJ (flightier (compar) (flightiest (superl))) [idea, remark] → frívolo, poco serio ; [girl] → caprichoso, volubleCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flighty
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈflaɪtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → capriccioso/a, frivolo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flight1
(flait) noun1. act of flying. the flight of a bird. vlug طَيَران، تَحْليق летене voo let der Flug flyvning; flugt πέταγμα vuelo lend پرواز lento vol תעופה उड़ान let, letenje (ptica) repülés penerbangan flug volo 飛ぶこと 날기 skridimas, skrydis lidošana terbang vlucht flyging, flukt lot الوتنه voo zbor полёт let let let flykt การบิน uçuş, uçma 飛翔 політ اڑنے کا عمل sự bay 飞翔
2. a journey in a plane. How long is the flight to New York? vlug طَيران، رِحْلَه جَوِّيَّه полет voo let der Flug flyrejse πτήση vuelo lennureis پرواز lentomatka vol טיסה हवाई यात्रा let (avionom) repülőút; járat penerbangan flug volo 飛行 비행기 여행 kelionė lėktuvu, reisas lidojums; reiss penerbangan vlucht flytur lot, przelot الوتنه voo zbor перелёт let polet let flygning การเดินทางด้วยเครื่องบิน uçuş, uçak yolculuğu 航程 переліт ہوائی جہاز کا سفر chuyến bay 航程
3. a number of steps or stairs. A flight of steps. trap مجموعة درج ، مَطْلَع دَرَج ред стъпала lance schody, řada schodů die Treppe trappe σκάλα tramo trepijärk پلکان portaat escalier טוּר מַדרֵגוֹת सीढ़ियां niz (stuba) lépcsőforduló rangkaian tangga stigahluti milli stigapalla eða hæða rampa, scala 階段 계단 laiptatakis kāpņu posms rangkaian tangga trap trapp odcinek schodów زيني lance rând (de trepte) лестничный марш schodište skupina stopnic stepenište trappa จํานวนขั้นหรือบันได merdivenler, basamaklar 樓梯/階梯的一段 марш سیڑھیوں کا مجموعہ dãy bậc thang; cầu thang 楼梯(或阶梯)的一段
4. a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air. a flight of geese; a flight of arrows. vlug مجموعة طيور في الجو ято revoada hejno der Schwarm flok; træk σμήνος bandada (linnu)parv یک دسته lintuparvi volée להקה कल्पना की उड़ान jato húzás (madaraké) kawanan (far)fuglahópur; örvadrífa stormo 群れ 날고 있는 한 떼 pulkas, kruša (putnu) bars; (ložu, šāviņu) krusa kawanan vlucht flokk stado, grad یوه دله revoada stol стая; град kŕdeľ jata jato flock, svärm จํานวนนกที่บินในอากาศ uçan kuş sürüsü 成群飛行 зграя پرندوں کا مجموعہ đàn chim; bầy côn trùng 一群,成群飞行,连发
ˈflighty adjective (usually of girls and women) with easily changed ideas; not thinking deeply; always looking for amusement. ligsinnig طائِش، مُتَقَلِّب، ذو نَزَوات вятърничев volúvel přelétavý flatterhaft flyvsk; uberegnelig επιπόλαιος frívolo kerglane دمدمی keskittymiskyvytön écervelé קַל דַעָת चंचल व्यवहार hirovit, prevrtljiv könnyelmű genit hvikull, ístöðulaus; léttúðugur capriccioso, volubile 気まぐれな 변덕스러운 lengvabūdiškas untumains; vieglprātīgs genit grillig vilter, lettsindig kapryśny, płochy بولهوس، هر دم خيال: ډارن، شوده، متلون مزاج، ليونغرى (ليونغرت volúvel frivol взбалмошный prelietavý vihrav lakomislen lättsinnig, ytlig, nyckfull ที่เปลี่ยนใจง่าย uçarı, oynak (常用來形容女性)反覆無常的,輕浮的 мінливий; капризний غیر سنجیدہ لڑکی hay thay đổi; đồng bóng 反复无常的
flight deck1. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier where planes take off or land. landingsdek سَطْح الطَّيَران излетателна палуба convés de aterrissagem vzletová paluba das Flugdeck flyvedæk κατάστρωμα απογείωσης αεροπλάνου (σε αεροπλανοφόρο πλοίο) cubierta de aterrizaje lennutekk عرشه lentotukialuksen kansi pont d'envol סִיפוּן תְּעוּפָה विमानवाहक जहाज पर विमान रखने का स्थान letna paluba nosača aviona felszállófedélzet (repülőgép-anyahajón) geladak terbang flugpallur/-dekk ponte di volo 飛行甲板 비행 갑판 pakilimo denis starta klājs (uz lidmašīnu bāzes kuģa) geladak terbang vliegdek start– og landingsdekk på hangarskip pokład samolotowy د بیړی عرشه convés de aterragem punte de decolare полётная палуба vzletová paluba vzletni krov paluba za poletanje ili sletanje flygdäck ลานจอดเครื่องบินบนเรือขนเครื่องบิน uçuş güvertesi (航空母艦上的)飛行甲板 злітна смуга ہوائی جہاز بردار کشتی کا عرشہ boong dành cho máy bay trên tàu sân bay (航空母舰上的)飞行甲板
2. the forward part of an aeroplane where the pilot and crew sit. vliegdek حجرة ملاحي الطائِره помещение за екипаж cabine pilotní kabina das Flugdeck cockpit πιλοτήριο cabina juhiruum کابین ohjaamo cabine de pilotage תָּא הַטַייָס विमान में चालक के बैठने का स्थान kokpit pilótafülke kokpit stjórnklefi cabina di pilotaggio 操縦室 비행기 조종실 pilotų kabina pilotu kabīne kokpit cockpit cockpit kabina pilotów کابین cabina carlingă кабина экипажа pilotná kabína pilotska kabina pilotska kabina cockpit ส่วนหน้าของเครื่องบินที่กัปตันและลูกเรือนั่ง pilot mahalli 駕駛艙 кабіна пілота ہوائی جہاز میں جہازراں عملے کی نشست buồng lái máy bay 驾驶舱
in flight flying. Have you seen the geese in flight? in vlug طائِر، أثناء طَيرانِه докато лети em voo v letu im Flug flyve; trække σε πτήση en vuelo lendamas در حال پرواز lentävä en vol בִּתעוּפָה उड़ते हुए u letu terbang á flugi in volo 飛んでいる 날고 있는 skrendant lidojumā terbang vliegend på vingene, i lufta, under flyging w locie د الوتنه په حالت کی em voo în zbor в полёте v lete v letu u letu i flykten การบิน uçarken 飛行 в польоті اڑنے کی حالت میں đang bay 飞行
see also fly2.
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