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单词 fleetingness
释义

fleeting

adjective

fleet·​ing ˈflē-tiŋ How to pronounce fleeting (audio)
: passing swiftly : transitory
… the often fleeting nature of fame and fortune … Tom Sinclair
fleetingly
ˈflē-tiŋ-lē How to pronounce fleeting (audio)
adverb
fleetingness noun

Synonyms

  • brief
  • deciduous
  • ephemeral
  • evanescent
  • flash
  • fugacious
  • fugitive
  • impermanent
  • momentary
  • passing
  • short-lived
  • temporary
  • transient
  • transitory
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Example Sentences

I caught a fleeting glimpse of the comet. had a fleeting desire to jump into the cool lake but kept on hiking
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Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

fleeting

adjective

fleet·​ing
ˈflē-tiŋ
: passing by quickly
a fleeting instant

fleetingness

noun

as in temporariness
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time nothing makes the fleetingness of summer more apparent than the arrival of Labor Day

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • temporariness
  • transitoriness
  • ephemerality
  • transience
  • impermanence
  • evanescence
  • transiency
  • shortness
  • impermanency
  • momentariness
  • fugitiveness
  • brevity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • permanence
  • continuation
  • endurance
  • continuance
  • permanency
  • longevity
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