˜yĐÄvlog

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volage

[ voh-lahzh ]

adjective

Archaic.
  1. fickle, inconsistent, or flighty:

    She has inherited her father's volage nature where finances are concerned.



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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of volage1

First recorded in 1325–75; from Old French, from vol(er) “to fly” ( volant ( def ) ) + -age -age ( def )
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Example Sentences

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D'un peuple frivole et volage Pantin fut la divinité.

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Inheritance he deriv’d from his Libre et franc, sans ĂȘtre sauvage, Ancestors, did not forsake him at Du Courtisan fourbe et volage Court, where being frank and free, L’exemple ne m’a point gĂątĂ©, without being rude, the Example of L’infatigable activitĂ©, the crafty giddy Courtier had not tainted him.

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"Add to which, the private reservation, no doubt, that if she has one atom of discernment, it is a certain volage, giddy, young aide-de-camp that she will select."

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—The British Training Squadron, consisting of the Active, the Calypso, the Volage, and the Ruby, entered Yarmouth Roads, and sailed on the 14th for the north. 

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Femme Volage, by contrast, is eerily light – a floating, human-like figure that seems like a phantom.

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