Flighty vs. Silly — What's the Difference?

Given to capricious or unstable behavior.

Having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish

Characterized by irresponsible or silly behavior.

(especially of a woman, child, or animal) helpless; defenceless.

Easily excited; skittish.

Denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman

Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.

A foolish person (often used as a form of address)

(of a bird) That flies easily or often.

Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.

(obsolete) Swift.

Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous

Fleeting; swift; transient.

Semiconscious; dazed

Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disordered fancies and extravagant conduct; volatile; giddy; eccentric; slighty delirious.

Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.

Irresponsibly frivolous;

(of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.

Absent-mindedly irresponsible;

Blessed, particularly:

Good; pious.

Holy.

Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:

Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.

Helpless, defenseless.

Insignificant, worthless, especially with regard to land quality.

Weak, frail; flimsy use concerning people and animals is now obsolete.

Sickly; feeble; infirm.

Simple, plain, particularly:

Rustic, homely.

(obsolete) Lowly, of humble station.

Mentally simple, foolish, particularly:

(obsolete) Rustic, uneducated, unlearned.

Thoughtless, lacking judgment.

(Scottish) Mentally retarded.

Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.

Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.

Sillily: in a silly manner.

(colloquial) A silly person.

A term of address.

(colloquial) A mistake.

Happy; fortunate; blessed.

Harmless; innocent; inoffensive.

Weak; helpless; frail.

Rustic; plain; simple; humble.

Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.

Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.

A word used for misbehaving children;

Pungent adjectives of disesteem;

Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity;

Inspiring scornful pity;

Dazed from or as if from repeated blows;