FLYAWAYS

Noun

flyaways

plural of flyaway

Source: Wiktionary


FLYAWAY

Fly"a*way`, a.

Definition: Disposed to fly away; flighty; unrestrained; light and free; -- used of both persons and things. -- n.

Definition: A flyaway person or thing. "Truth is such a flyaway." Emerson.

flyaway adj.

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 Edition



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