Definition
The quality of being scattered, unfocused, or jumping from one thing to another without consistency or clear purpose.
Etymology
From 'desultory' plus '-ness' to create an abstract noun expressing a quality or state. This word evolved from the Latin 'desultor' (circus jumper) to describe the character trait of disconnectedness.
Kelly Says
The desultoriness of human attention is exactly why social media is so addictive—it's designed to trigger that same jumping-from-topic-to-topic impulse that ancient Romans associated with circus acrobats!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንገድ አስቸኳይ
men-ged as-che-k-way
ARالعربية
تذبذب
tadh-thab
BNবাংলা
অস্থিরতা
os-thir-ta
CACatalà
desordre
des-or-dre
CSČeština
neustálnost
ne-oost-ál-nost
DADansk
usikkerhed
oo-si-ker-hed
DEDeutsch
Desultorik
des-yul-to-rik
ELΕλληνικά
αταξία
a-ta-k-ia
ESEspañol
desasosiego
des-a-soh-see-eh-go
FAفارسی
ناپایدگی
na-pai-de-gi
FISuomi
epäsjärjisyys
e-pä-sär-ji-syys
FRFrançais
desultoriedad
des-yul-toh-ree-ad
HEעברית
בלבול
ba-lav-voul
HIहिन्दी
अनिश्चितता
ani-chit-ta
HUMagyar
ingadozás
in-ga-do-za-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidakstabilan
ke-tidak-sta-bi-lan
ITItaliano
desultorietà
des-yul-to-ree-eh-ta
JA日本語
不規則さ
fuku-kisoku-sa
KKKK
стабилітет
sta-bi-li-tet
KMKM
ស្ថានភាព មិនមែន ស្ថិត
s-tha-na-p-hea-p mi-n-mae-n s-tha-t
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakstabilan
ke-tidak-sta-bi-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းကြမ်း
kya-m-kya-m
NLNederlands
onregelmatigheid
on-re-ge-li-mat-heid
NONorsk
usikkerhet
oo-si-ker-het
PLPolski
niestabilność
ni-es-ta-bil-no-ść
PTPortuguês
desultoriedade
des-yul-toh-ree-ah-deh
RORomână
instabilitate
in-sta-bi-li-ta-te
RUРусский
неустойчивость
ne-oost-chi-vo-st'
SVSvenska
oskyldighet
os-ky-lighet
SWKiswahili
uhakika
oo-ha-ki-ka
TAதமிழ்
நெறிக்கேடு
ne-ri-kka-de
TEతెలుగు
అస్థిరత
as-thi-ra-ta
THไทย
ความไม่สม่ำเสมอ
khwam mai sam-mao-se-mo
TRTürkçe
dalga dalga
dal-ga dal-ga
UKУкраїнська
нестійкість
ne-stiy-kist'
VITiếng Việt
sự gián đoạn
su gián đoạn
YOYO
àwọn ìrọ̀
aw-on ee-ro