Flightiness

(noun.) 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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• And I've heard say Mr. Bulstrode condemns Mrs. Vincy beyond anything for her flightiness, and spoiling her children so. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Sometimes, she added, I think it's just flightiness--and sometimes I think it's because, at heart, she despises the things she's trying for. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.

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