fugacious
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Adjective (1)
- 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”Synonyms: ephemeralpassingshort-livedtransienttransitoryOpposite lastingSimilar impermanent, temporary
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fu·ga′cious adjective
Origin: L. fugax, fugacis, from fugere: cf. F. fugace. See Fugitive.
1. Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile.
Much of its possessions is so hid, so fugacious, and of so uncertain purchase.— Taylor, Jeremy
2. Biology Fleeting; lasting but a short time; — applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54