different between whimsical vs flighty
whimsical
English
Etymology
From whimsy +? -ical.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w?mz?k?l/
- Hyphenation: whim?si?cal
Adjective
whimsical (comparative more whimsical, superlative most whimsical)
- Given to whimsy.
Synonyms
- idiosyncratic, outlandish, peculiar, pixilated, playful, quirky, unconventional
- See also Thesaurus:witty
Derived terms
- whimsical sex
Related terms
- whimsically
Translations
whimsical From the web:
- what whimsical means
- whimsical what does it mean
- whimsical whatnots
- what is whimsical art
- what does whimsical
- what is whimsical tone
- what a whimsical world bakery story
- what is whimsical style
flighty
English
Etymology
From flight +? -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fla?ti/
Adjective
flighty (comparative flightier, superlative flightiest)
- Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
- (of a bird) That flies easily or often.
- 2013, Diego Gil, Henrik Brumm, Avian Urban Ecology
- "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."
- 2013, Diego Gil, Henrik Brumm, Avian Urban Ecology
- (obsolete) Swift.
Translations
flighty From the web:
- what's flighty mean
- what filthy means in spanish
- what does flighty mean
- what does flighty mean in a person
- what is flighty behavior
- what does flighty behavior mean
- what does flighty and fickle mean
- what does flighty
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