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flighted

flight
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahyt]
    • /flaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahyt]
    • /flaɪt/

Definitions of flighted word

  • noun flighted the act, manner, or power of flying. 1
  • noun flighted the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: a 500-mile flight; the flight of the ball. 1
  • noun flighted a trip by an airplane, glider, etc. 1
  • noun flighted a scheduled trip on an airline: a 5 o'clock flight. 1
  • noun flighted a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of geese. 1
  • noun flighted the basic tactical unit of military air forces, consisting of two or more aircraft. 1

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Origin of flighted

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English flyht; cognate with Dutch vlucht; akin to fly1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flighted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flighted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

flighted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for flighted

verb flighted

  • dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
  • rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
  • bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
  • dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
  • skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.

noun flighted

  • tripped — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
  • journeyed — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
  • airlifted — Simple past tense and past participle of airlift.
  • hopped — to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
  • toured — a traveling around from place to place.

Antonyms for flighted

verb flighted

  • remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
  • wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
  • loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
  • unlock — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
  • dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.

noun flighted

  • stayed — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.

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