🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

volare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vo-la-re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flit/flɪt/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La farfalla volava di fiore in fiore."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To move swiftly and lightly.

    "The butterfly flitted from flower to flower in the garden."
As noun
  1. 1

    A quick, light movement.

    "With a flit of her wrist, she sent the paper flying."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'flit' originates from the Middle English 'fliten', which is derived from the Old Norse 'flýta', meaning 'to fly'. The term has evolved over centuries to denote quick, light movements, often associated with the act of darting or moving swiftly.

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