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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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  • Right mindfulness serves as an antidote to rid the mind forever of the auxiliary disturbing emotions and attitudes (nye-nyon), such as flightiness of mind and mental dullness, that an accustoming pathway mind gets rid of, namely the automatically arising ones. The Eight Branches of an Arya Pathway Mind (The Eightfold Noble Path)
  • He would ground her flightiness and her impulsiveness and she would lighten his sometimes-sober demeanour.
  • Good work too from Pip Carter who plays the accident-prone Yepihodov as a tortured, lovesick soul, from Emily Taaffe who shows both the flightiness and heartbreak of the maid Dunyasha, and from Kenneth Cranham who pins down the sad senility of the neglected servant, Firs. The Cherry Orchard - review
  • She is also charmingly open about her faults, such as her quick temper and flightiness: I always expect people to behave much better than I do. 2009 December 07 « One-Minute Book Reviews
  • The Leo Moon stabilizes the Sagittarius flightiness and inconsistency, but since both signs are ruled by fire, these individuals are enthusiastic, ambitious.
  • Her acting was rather disappointing, lacking the impulsive flightiness of my ideal Dorabella, but it will be interesting to see what becomes of her voice.
  • But even the brightest of its terraces are admonished for their flightiness by stern brick churches.
  • But she says her need to perform springs from more than mere flightiness.
  • I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory
  • He just couldn't handle Aubrey's flightiness and her diva tendencies, so he settled things quickly, efficiently, and most importantly, quietly, in divorce, back when Kaitlyn and I were tiny tots.
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