fugacious

Meaning

Fleeting, fading quickly, transient.

Synonyms

transient

passing

ephemeral

short-lived

transitory

fleeting

evanescent

fugitive

transpiring

volatile

vapourish

vaporific

vaporish

vapourific

volatilizable

volatilisable

airy

momentany

caducous

evaporable

impermanent

momentary

provisional

shortlived

temporary

Translations

éphémère

kurzlebig

pasajero

passeggero

efímer

fugaz

vluchtig

flüchtig

transitorio

passager

vergankelijk

vergänglich

زائل

vorübergehend

سريع الزوال

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fjuːˈɡeɪ.ʃəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fugācius, comparative of fugāciter (“evasively, fleetingly”), from fugāx (“transitory, fleeting”), from fugiō (“I flee”).