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flittiness

flittiness noun: the quality of being flitty; unsteadiness.

Noun

flittiness (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The quality of being flitty; unsteadiness.
    • […] had we but the same delight in heavenly objects, did we but receive the truth in the love of it, and mingle it with faith in the hearing, this would fix that volatileness and flittiness of our memories, and make every truth as indelible, as it is necessary.1692, Bishop Ezekiel Hopkins, An Exposition on the Lord's Prayer

Origin of flittiness

From flitty + -ness.

Questions about flittiness

What does flittiness mean?
Flittiness means the quality of being flitty; unsteadiness.
What part of speech is flittiness?
Flittiness is a noun.

Words near flittiness in the dictionary

  1. flitterns
  2. flitters
  3. flittery
  4. flittier
  5. flittiest
  6. flittiness
  7. flitting
  8. flittingly
  9. flittings
  10. Flitton
  11. Flitton and Greenfield

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