fugacious
adjective
fu·ga·cious fyü-ˈgā-shəs 
: lasting a short time : evanescent
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Fugacious is often used to describe immaterial things like emotions, but not always. Botanists, for example, use it to describe plant parts that wither or fall off before the usual time. Things that are fugacious are fleeting, and etymologically they can also be said to be fleeing. Fugacious derives from the Latin verb fugere, which means "to flee." Other descendants of fugere include fugitive, refuge, and subterfuge.
Synonyms
- brief
- deciduous
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- flash
- fleeting
- fugitive
- impermanent
- momentary
- passing
- short-lived
- temporary
- transient
- transitory
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Example Sentences
savor the fugacious pleasures of life as intensely as the more enduring ones
Word History
Etymology
Latin fugac-, fugax, from fugere
First Known Use
1634, in the meaning defined above
fugacious
adjective
as in flash
lasting only for a short time savor the fugacious pleasures of life as intensely as the more enduring ones Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- flash
- brief
- transient
- temporary
- evanescent
- ephemeral
- passing
- transitory
- fleeting
- momentary
- deciduous
- impermanent
- short-lived
- short
- fugitive
- little
- acting
- short-term
- shortish
- interim
- provisional
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- permanent
- eternal
- everlasting
- lasting
- immortal
- perpetual
- unending
- deathless
- enduring
- endless
- timeless
- ceaseless
- undying
- persistent
- lifelong
- long-lived
- durable
- indestructible
- dateless
- imperishable
- continuing
- indefectible