"flyaway" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: fly + away Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fly|away}} fly + away Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flyaway (not comparable)
  1. Disposed to fly away; unrestrained; light and free. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-flyaway-en-adj-ndhU-3IW
  2. Flighty; frivolous Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-flyaway-en-adj-v0W0QE4x
  3. (of hair) Soft, light, unruly, and difficult to set into a style. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-flyaway-en-adj-UNwcLgjS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fly-away Derived forms: flyaway cost, flyaway grass, flyaway glasses, flyaway spectacles

Noun [English]

Forms: flyaways [plural]
Etymology: fly + away Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fly|away}} fly + away Head templates: {{en-noun}} flyaway (plural flyaways)
  1. A stray hair that is difficult to style.
    Sense id: en-flyaway-en-noun-kfihZdgd
  2. Anything that is difficult to capture or restrain.
    Sense id: en-flyaway-en-noun-cko-DcH6
  3. (gymnastics) A kind of dismount from bars that incorporates one or more flips or twists. Categories (topical): Gymnastics
    Sense id: en-flyaway-en-noun-tycvZBmF Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (television) A portable satellite television antenna. Categories (topical): Television, Hair
    Sense id: en-flyaway-en-noun-yIbbje3s Disambiguation of Hair: 1 14 11 25 3 13 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 21 6 2 18 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 1 12 8 2 13 62 Topics: broadcasting, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fly-away

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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