adjective · rare

fleeting

fleeting · more fleeting · most fleeting

швидкоплинний

скоротечный, мимолётный

kurz, flüchtig, vergänglich, unbeständig

Passing quickly; of short durationPassing quickly; of short duration.

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/ˈfliːtɪŋ/

» Art is long, time is fleeting.

Час біжить - мистецтво вічне.

Meaning

2 senses

Passing quickly; of short duration.
flüchtig, unbeständig, vergänglich
мимолётныйmimoljótnyj, скороте́чныйskorotéčnyj
швидкоплиннийšvydkoplynnyj
That which flees, especially quickly; fugitive.

More definitions

lasting for a markedly brief time

Examples

43 sentences

Art is long, time is fleeting.
Час біжить - мистецтво вічне.
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Beauty is a fleeting instant, an imaginary perfection – a sweet, dreamlike vision.
Краса — це плинна мить, уявний ідеал — солодка, примарна візія.
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Life is just a fleeting dream.
ruЖизнь - это всего лишь мимолетный сон.
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Is the soul eternal or fleeting?
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Each moment is precious and fleeting.
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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English fleten (“to float”), from Old English flēotan (“to float”), from Proto

From Middle English fleten (“to float”), from Old English flēotan (“to float”), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-. By surface analysis, fleet + -ing.

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