fleeting
[ flee-ting ]
adjective
passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty;a fleeting glance.
Origin of fleeting
1Other words for fleeting
passing, flitting, flying, brief, fugitive |
Other words from fleeting
- fleet·ing·ly, adverb
- fleet·ing·ness, noun
- un·fleet·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for fleeting
fleeting
/ (ˈfliːtɪŋ) /
adjective
rapid and transient: a fleeting glimpse of the sea
Derived forms of fleeting
- fleetingly, adverb
- fleetingness, noun
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