Word for "a person who quickly gets interested and quickly loses interest"

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00:00 Word For &Quot;A Person Who Quickly Gets Interested And Quickly Loses Interest&Quot;
00:17 Answer 1 Score 5
00:26 Accepted Answer Score 5
01:04 Answer 3 Score 1
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ANSWER 1

Score 5

Such a person is often described as having a butterfly mind.

ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 5

Not necessarily a butterfly mind, but just a butterfly.

butterfly (The Free Dictionary):

2. a person who never settles with one group, interest, or occupation for long

butterfly (MW dictionary):

2 : something that resembles or suggests a butterfly; especially : a person chiefly occupied with the pursuit of pleasure

butterfly (dictionary)

2 a person who flits aimlessly from one interest or group to another: a social butterfly

ANSWER 3

Score 1

One might describe such a person as a dilettante, in the first sense:-

a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.