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fugacious
fu·ga·cious F0351700 (fyo͞o-gā′shəs)adj.1. Passing away quickly; evanescent.2. Botany Withering or dropping off early.
[From Latin fugāx, fugāc-, from fugere, to flee.]
fu·ga′cious·ly adv.fu·gac′i·ty (-găs′ĭ-tē) n.fugacious (fjuːˈɡeɪʃəs) adj1. passing quickly away; transitory; fleeting2. (Botany) botany lasting for only a short time: fugacious petals. [C17: from Latin fugax inclined to flee, swift, from fugere to flee; see fugitive] fuˈgaciously adv fuˈgaciousness nfu•ga•cious (fyuˈgeɪ ʃəs)
adj. 1. fleeting; transitory. 2. Bot. falling or fading early. [1625–35; < Latin fugāx apt to flee, fleet, derivative of fugere to flee; see -acious] fu•gac•i•ty (fyuˈgæs ɪ ti) n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fugacious - lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transitory, transientimpermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" |
fugaciousadjectiveLasting or existing only for a short time:ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transient, transitory.Translationsfugacious
fugacious[fyü′gā·shəs] (botany) Lasting a short time; used principally to describe plant parts that fall soon after being formed. fugacious
fugacious (of plant organs) withering and falling quickly.fugacious
Related to fugacious: fugacitySynonyms for fugaciousadj lasting or existing only for a short timeSynonyms- ephemeral
- evanescent
- fleet
- fleeting
- fugitive
- momentary
- passing
- short-lived
- temporal
- temporary
- transient
- transitory
Synonyms for fugaciousadj lasting a very short timeSynonyms- ephemeral
- passing
- short-lived
- transitory
- transient
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