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Translate flightiness from English to Swedish

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flightiness:
- fåfänga; sorglöshet
flighty:
- ytlig; ytligt; frivolt; lättsinnigt; frivol; lättfärdig; ogenomtänkt; lättfärdigt
Wiktionary:
- flighty → fladdrig, lynnig, nyckfull

English

Detailed Translations for flightiness from English to Swedish

flightiness:

flightiness [the ~] nom

the flightiness (vanity; frivolousness; frivolity)
fåfänga
- fåfänga [-en] nom
the flightiness (lightheartedness; shallowness; superficiality; frivolity; volatility; frivolousness; cheerfulness)
sorglöshet
- sorglöshet [-en] nom

Translation Matrix for flightiness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
fåfänga	flightiness; frivolity; frivolousness; vanity	a vain creature; conceits; fancies
sorglöshet	cheerfulness; flightiness; frivolity; frivolousness; lightheartedness; shallowness; superficiality; volatility	carefreeness; light heartedness; light-heartedness
-	arbitrariness; capriciousness; whimsey; whimsicality; whimsy

Related Words for "flightiness":

flighty

Synonyms for "flightiness":

arbitrariness; whimsicality; whimsy; whimsey; capriciousness; irresponsibility; irresponsibleness

Related Definitions for "flightiness":

the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment¹
- I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory¹

flightiness form of flighty:

flighty adj

flighty (frivolous; light-hearted; gay; shallow; flippant)
ytlig; ytligt; frivolt; lättsinnigt; frivol
- ytlig adj
- ytligt adj
- frivolt adj
- lättsinnigt adj
- frivol adj
flighty (frivolous; fribble; frothy)
lättfärdig; ogenomtänkt; lättsinnigt; lättfärdigt
- lättfärdig adj
- ogenomtänkt adj
- lättsinnigt adj
- lättfärdigt adj

Translation Matrix for flighty:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	flyaway; head-in-the-clouds; nervous; scatterbrained; skittish; spooky
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
frivolt		somersault
ytlig		shallow; superficial
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
frivol	flighty; flippant; frivolous; gay; light-hearted; shallow	amoral; bald; cunning; frivolous; icy; immoral; impudent; indecent; lack of moral; light; obscene; shameless; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly
frivolt	flighty; flippant; frivolous; gay; light-hearted; shallow	bald; cunning; frivolous; icy; immoral; impudent; lack of moral; light; obscene; shameless; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly
lättfärdig	flighty; fribble; frivolous; frothy
lättfärdigt	flighty; fribble; frivolous; frothy
lättsinnigt	flighty; flippant; fribble; frivolous; frothy; gay; light-hearted; shallow	foolhardy; frivolous; light; light-headed; rash; reckless; scatterbrained
ogenomtänkt	flighty; fribble; frivolous; frothy
ytlig	flighty; flippant; frivolous; gay; light-hearted; shallow	fordable; shallow; superficial
ytligt	flighty; flippant; frivolous; gay; light-hearted; shallow	cursory; perfunctory; shallow; superficial

Related Words for "flighty":

flightiness, flightier, flightiest

Synonyms for "flighty":

flyaway; head-in-the-clouds; scatterbrained; frivolous
skittish; spooky; nervous; excitable

Related Definitions for "flighty":

unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)¹
guided by whim and fancy¹
- flighty young girls¹

Wiktionary Translations for flighty:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• flighty	→ fladdrig	↔ flippig — (umgangssprachlich) sprunghaft
• flighty	→ lynnig; nyckfull	↔ launisch — unstet, unzuverlässig, flippig, schlechtgelaunt, unberechenbar

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University