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fleeting
fleet·ing F0179300 (flē′tĭng)adj. Passing quickly; ephemeral: a fleeting glimpse; a fleeting interest in the campaign. fleet′ing·ly adv.fleeting (ˈfliːtɪŋ) adjrapid and transient: a fleeting glimpse of the sea. ˈfleetingly adv ˈfleetingness nfleet•ing (ˈfli tɪŋ) adj. passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient: a fleeting glance. [1325–75] fleet′ing•ly, adv. fleet′ing•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1.fleeting - lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"fugitive, momentaneous, momentaryshort - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months" |
fleetingadjective momentary, short, passing, flying, brief, temporary, short-lived, fugitive, transient, flitting, ephemeral, transitory, evanescent, fugacious, here today, gone tomorrow They caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver. lasting, continuing, permanent, enduring, eternal, abiding, durable, long-lasting, long-lived, imperishablefleetingadjectiveLasting or existing only for a short time:ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transient, transitory.fleeting
a fleeting glanceA quick or hasty look. Come on, you only gave this dress a fleeting glance—you might like it if you tried it on.See also: fleeting, glancefleeting glanceFig. a quick glance; a very brief look. I had a fleeting glance at the car as it sped by, but I couldn't read the license place number.See also: fleeting, glancefleeting
Synonyms for fleetingadj momentarySynonyms- momentary
- short
- passing
- flying
- brief
- temporary
- short-lived
- fugitive
- transient
- flitting
- ephemeral
- transitory
- evanescent
- fugacious
- here today, gone tomorrow
Antonyms- lasting
- continuing
- permanent
- enduring
- eternal
- abiding
- durable
- long-lasting
- long-lived
- imperishable
Synonyms for fleetingadj lasting or existing only for a short timeSynonyms- ephemeral
- evanescent
- fleet
- fugacious
- fugitive
- momentary
- passing
- short-lived
- temporal
- temporary
- transient
- transitory
Synonyms for fleetingadj lasting for a markedly brief timeSynonyms- fugitive
- momentaneous
- momentary
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