fugacious
fugacious · more fugacious · most fugacious
мимолётный, скоротечный
flüchtig
Fleeting, fading quickly, transientFleeting, fading quickly, transient.
/fjuːˈɡeɪ.ʃəs/
Meaning
1 sensesFleeting, fading quickly, transient.
flüchtig
мимолётныйmimoljótnyj, скороте́чныйskorotéčnyj
More definitions
- lasting a very short time
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Fleeting, fading quickly, transient:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Fleeting, fading quickly, transient:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin fugācius (whence -acious), comparative of fugāciter (“evasively, fleetBorrowed from Latin fugācius (whence -acious), comparative of fugāciter (“evasively, fleetingly”), from fugāx (“transitory, fleeting”), from fugiō (“to flee”).
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Forms
more fugacious, most fugacious| Comparative | more fugacious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fugacious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- lasting a very short time:ephemeralpassingshort-livedtransienttransitory
Word family
5 related wordsDerivedfugaciously
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form