Definitions for flit
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flit, dartnoun

   a sudden quick movement

2. flitverb

   a secret move (to avoid paying debts)

   "they did a moonlight flit"

3. flit, flutter, fleet, dartverb

   move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

   "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. flitnoun

   A fluttering or darting movement.

2. flitnoun

   A particular, unexpected, short lived change of state.

   My computer just had a flit.

3. flitnoun

   A homosexual.

4. flitverb

   To move about rapidly and nimbly.

5. flitverb

   To move quickly from one location to another.

6. flitverb

   To unpredictably change state for short periods of time.

   My blender flits because the power cord is damaged.

7. flitverb

   To move house (especially a sudden move to avoid debts).

8. flitadjective

   Fast, nimble.

9. Etymology: From flytja. Cognate with Swedish: flytta, Danish/Norwegian: flytte, Faroese: flyta.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flitadjective

   Swift; nimble; quick.

   Etymology: from fleet.

   And in his hand two darts exceeding flit,
   And deadly sharp, he held; whose heads were dight,
   In poison and in blood, of malice and despight. Fairy Qu.

2. To Flitverb

   Etymology: from To fleet; or from flitter, Danish, to remove.

   1. To fly away.

   Likest it seemeth, in my simple wit,
   Unto the fair sunshine in Summer’s day,
   That when a dreadful storm away is flit,
   Through the broad world doth spread his goodly ray. Edmund Spenser.

   His grudging ghost did strive
   With the frail flesh; at last it flitted is,
   Whither the souls do die of men that live amiss. Fairy Qu.

   2. To remove; to migrate. In Scotland it is still used for removing from one place to another at quarter-day, or the usual term.

   So hardly he the flitted life does win,
   Unto her native prison to return. Fairy Queen, cant. 7.

   It became a received opinion, that the souls of men, departing this life, did flit out one body into some other. Richard Hooker.

   3. To flutter; to rove on the wing.

   He made a glancing shot, and miss’d the dove;
   Yet miss’d so narrow, that he cut the cord
   Which fasten’d, by the foot, the flitting bird. John Dryden, Æn.

   Fear the just gods, and think of Scylla’s fate!
   Chang’d to a bird, and sent to flit in air. Alexander Pope.

   4. To be flux or unstable.

   Himself up high he lifted from the ground,
   And with strong flight did forcibly divide
   The yielding air, which nigh too feeble found
   Her flitting parts, and element unsound. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   He stopt at once the passage of his wind,
   And the free soul to flitting air resign’d. John Dryden, Æn.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FLIT

   FLIT is the brand name for an insecticide. The original product, invented by chemist Dr. Franklin C. Nelson and launched in 1923 and mainly intended for killing flies and mosquitoes, was mineral oil based and manufactured by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey before the company, now part of ExxonMobil, was renamed first Esso and later Exxon. The Esso formulation contained 5% DDT in the late 1940s and early 1950s, before the negative environmental impact of DDT was widely understood. Later marketed as "FLIT MLO", it has since been discontinued. A hand-operated atomizer called a Flit gun was commonly used to perform the spraying. The Flit brand name has been reused for another insecticide product, with the primary active ingredient of permethrin, marketed by Clarke Mosquito Control. The current product is most often used to control adult mosquitoes. Spraying it into the air kills adult mosquitoes that are present and then by settling onto surfaces it kills mosquitoes that may later land.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flit

   Flit is a verb that refers to moving swiftly and lightly from one location or thing to another, often used to describe the movements of small creatures such as birds or insects. It can also refer to changing one's mind or interest quickly and often.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flitverb

   to move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a rapid motion; to dart along; to fleet; as, a bird flits away; a cloud flits along

2. Flitverb

   to flutter; to rove on the wing

3. Flitverb

   to pass rapidly, as a light substance, from one place to another; to remove; to migrate

4. Flitverb

   to remove from one place or habitation to another

5. Flitverb

   to be unstable; to be easily or often moved

6. Flitadjective

   nimble; quick; swift. [Obs.] See Fleet

7. Etymology: [OE. flitten, flutten, to carry away; cf. Icel. flytja, Sw. flytta, Dan. flytte. 84. Cf. Fleet, v. i.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flit

   Flit is the brand name for an insecticide. The original product, invented by chemist Dr. Franklin C. Nelson and launched in 1923 and mainly intended for killing flies and mosquitoes, was mineral oil based and manufactured by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey before the company, now part of ExxonMobil, renamed itself first Esso and later Exxon. The Esso formulation contained 5% DDT in the late 1940s and early 1950s, before the negative environmental impact of DDT was widely understood. Later marketed as "FLIT MLO," it has since been discontinued. A hand-operated device called a Flit gun was commonly used to perform the spraying. The Flit brand name has been reused for another insecticide product, with the primary active ingredient of permethrin, marketed by Clarke Mosquito Control. The current product is most often used to control adult mosquitoes. Spraying it into the air kills adult mosquitoes that are present and then by settling onto surfaces it kills mosquitoes that may later land.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flit

   flit, v.i. to flutter on the wing: to fly quickly: to be unsteady or easily moved: (Scot.) to remove from place to place:—pr.p. flit′ting; pa.p. flit′ted.—n. Flit′ting, a removal from one house to another: a wandering. [Ice. flytja; Sw. flytta.]

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1. flit

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How to pronounce flit?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flit in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=flit
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flit
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=flit
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flit
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flit
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=flit
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=flit