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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. lasting for a markedly brief time;
- Example: "a fleeting glance"
- Example: "fugitive hours"
- Example: "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"
- Example: "a momentary glimpse"
[syn: fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Momentaneous \Mo`men*ta"ne*ous\, Momentany \Mo"men*ta*ny\, a. [L. momentaneus: cf. F. momentan['e].] Momentary. [Obs.] --Hooker. "Momentany as a sound." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

momentaneous adj 1: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn: fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary]