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Flyaway
Pronunciation : Fly"a*way`
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Disposed to fly away; flighty; unrestrained; light and free; -- used of both persons and things. -- n.
Defn: A flyaway person or thing. "Truth is such a flyaway." Emerson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : flyaway adj.
Definition : 1. frivolous; -- of people. serious Syn. -- flighty. [WordNet 1.5]
2. Tending to move away from a center, rather than remain in a compact group; -- used of hair or clothing or of small particles of matter. Light objects or particles readily taking a static electric charge may be moved apart by acquisition of a charge, or by approach of a charged object. Such a property is called flyaway. Syn. -- fluttering. [WordNet 1.5]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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