fleeting
Passing quickly; of short durationPassing quickly; of short duration.
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» Art is long, time is fleeting.
Час біжить - мистецтво вічне. — anastasishko
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2 sensesPassing quickly; of short duration.
flüchtig, unbeständig, vergänglich
мимолётныйmimoljótnyj, скороте́чныйskorotéčnyj
швидкоплиннийšvydkoplynnyj
That which flees, especially quickly; fugitive.
- lasting for a markedly brief time
Examples
43 sentencesArt is long, time is fleeting.
Час біжить - мистецтво вічне. — anastasishko
Beauty is a fleeting instant, an imaginary perfection – a sweet, dreamlike vision.
Краса — це плинна мить, уявний ідеал — солодка, примарна візія. — Ahha
Life is just a fleeting dream.
ruЖизнь - это всего лишь мимолетный сон. — Patissier
Is the soul eternal or fleeting?
Each moment is precious and fleeting.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fleten (“to float”), from Old English flēotan (“to float”), from ProtoFrom 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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Forms
more fleeting, most fleeting| Comparative | more fleeting Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fleeting Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
27 synonyms- lasting for a markedly brief time:fugitivemomentaneousmomentary
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.