fugacious
a . 易逃逸的,难捕捉的,无常的
易逃逸的,难捕捉的,无常的
fugacious adj 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 " [
synonym : {
ephemeral }, {
passing },
{
short -
lived }, {
transient }, {
transitory }, {
fugacious }]
Fugacious \
Fu *
ga "
cious \,
a . [
L .
fugax ,
fugacis ,
from fugere :
cf .
F .
fugace .
See {
Fugitive }.]
1 .
Flying ,
or disposed to fly ;
fleeing away ;
lasting but a short time ;
volatile .
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1913 Webster ]
Much of its possessions is so hid ,
so fugacious ,
and of so uncertain purchase . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Biol .)
Fleeting ;
lasting but a short time ; --
applied particularly to organs or parts which are short -
lived as compared with the life of the individual .
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1913 Webster ]
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "
fugacious ":
brittle ,
capricious ,
changeable ,
corruptible ,
deciduous ,
dying ,
ephemeral ,
evanescent ,
fading ,
fickle ,
fleeting ,
flitting ,
fly -
by -
night ,
flying ,
fragile ,
frail ,
fugitive ,
impermanent ,
impetuous ,
impulsive ,
inconstant ,
insubstantial ,
momentary ,
mortal ,
mutable ,
nondurable ,
nonpermanent ,
passing ,
perishable ,
short -
lived ,
temporal ,
temporary ,
transient ,
transitive ,
transitory ,
undurable ,
unenduring ,
unstable ,
volatile
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