Fleeting - English meaning

adjective

Of short duration; not lasting for long.

Usage examples:

The president made a brief working visit to moscow

noun

A set of instructions given to a person about a job or task.

Usage examples:

His brief is to turn round the county's fortunes

verb

Instruct or inform (someone) thoroughly, especially in preparation for a task.

Usage examples:

She briefed him on last week's decisions

adjective

Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

Usage examples:

A cursory glance at the figures

adjective

Done quickly with little attention to detail

Usage examples:

He gave the picture a cursory glance.

adjective

Quick and probably not detailed

Usage examples:

A cursory glance/look, a cursory examination

adjective

Lasting for a very short time.

Usage examples:

Fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old

noun

An ephemeral plant.

Usage examples:

Ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds

adjective

Lasting for only a short time

Usage examples:

Ephemeral fame

adjective

Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.

Usage examples:

The evanescent arctic summer

adjective

Lasting for only a short time, then disappearing quickly and being forgotten

verb

Gradually grow faint and disappear.

Usage examples:

The light had faded and dusk was advancing

noun

The process of becoming less bright.

Usage examples:

The sun can cause colour fade

noun

A shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left)

Usage examples:

When they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade

verb

Move swiftly and lightly.

Usage examples:

Small birds flitted about in the branches

noun

An act of moving house or leaving one's home, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations.

Usage examples:

moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another

noun

An act of moving house or leaving one's home, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations.

Usage examples:

moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another

adjective

Moving or able to move through the air with wings.

Usage examples:

A flying ant

noun

Flight, especially in an aircraft.

Usage examples:

She hates flying

verb

(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.

Usage examples:

Close the door or the moths will fly in

noun

A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.

Usage examples:

Fugitives from justice

adjective

Quick to disappear; fleeting.

Usage examples:

The fugitive effects of light

noun

A person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation

Usage examples:

Thousands of fugitives are fleeing from the war-torn area., fugitive from justice butch cassidy and…

adjective

Lasting for a very short time; brief.

Usage examples:

A momentary lapse of concentration

adjective

Lasting for a very short time

Usage examples:

A momentary hesitation

adjective

Going past.

Usage examples:

Passing cars

noun

The passage of something, especially time.

Usage examples:

With the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He passed through towns and villages

adjective

Measuring a small distance from end to end.

Usage examples:

Short dark hair

verb

(of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard british english the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food ).

noun

Short trousers that reach only to the knees or thighs.

Usage examples:

Cycling shorts

adjective

Lasting only for a brief time

Usage examples:

He got angry easily, but his anger was always short-lived.

adjective

Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning.

Usage examples:

A sudden bright flash

adverb

Suddenly.

Usage examples:

Sudden there swooped an eagle downward

adjective

Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly

Usage examples:

The cyclist lowered his head and put on a sudden burst of speed.

adjective

Lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

Usage examples:

A transient cold spell

noun

A person who is staying or working in a place for a short time only.

Usage examples:

The law had been applied to hotels and motels to collect a tax from transients, vacationers, and tr…

adjective

Lasting for only a short time; temporary

Usage examples:

The weakness was transient, and soon i was feeling strong again., transient workers come to pick ap…

adjective

Not permanent.

Usage examples:

Transitory periods of medieval greatness

adjective

Not permanent; temporary

Usage examples:

The transitory nature of life

adjective

Only lasting for a short period of time

Usage examples:

A growing proportion of the population are in a transitory stage between paid employment and old ag…

verb

Disappear suddenly and completely.

Usage examples:

Moira vanished without trace

adjective

Beginning to disappear

Usage examples:

They expressed concern about the city's current budget crisis and its vanishing work force., around…