English-Thai Dictionary

fleeting

ADJ ชั่วแล่น  ชั่วขณะ เดียว  ประเดี๋ยวเดียว  momentary temporary brief long perprtual chuo-lan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLEETING

ppr. 1. Passing rapidly; flying with velocity.
2. a. Transient; not durable; as the fleeting hours or moments.

 

FLEETING-DISH

n.A skimming bowl. [Local. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FLEETING

FLEETING Fleet "ing, a.

 

Defn: Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments.

 

Syn. -- Evanescent; ephemeral. See Transient.

 

FLEETINGLY

FLEETINGLY Fleet "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a fleeting manner; swiftly.

 

FLEETINGS

FLEETINGS Fleet "ings, n. pl.

 

Defn: A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds. [prov. Eng. ] Wright.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fleeting

fleet ing |ˈflētiNG ˈflidɪŋ | ▶adjective lasting for a very short time: hoping to get a fleeting glimpse of a whale underwater. DERIVATIVES fleet ing ly adverb, fleet ing ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

fleeting

fleet |ing |ˈfliːtɪŋ | ▶adjective lasting for a very short time: for a fleeting moment I saw the face of a boy. DERIVATIVES fleetingly adverb, fleetingness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fleeting

fleeting adjective ours was a fleeting romance: brief, short, short-lived, quick, momentary, cursory, transient, ephemeral, fugitive, passing, transitory; literary evanescent. ANTONYMS lasting. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See temporary . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fleeting

fleeting adjective we only had a fleeting glimpse of the sun: brief, transient, short-lived, short, momentary, sudden, cursory, transitory, ephemeral, fugitive, evanescent, fading, vanishing, flying, fly-by-night, passing, flitting, here today and gone tomorrow, temporary, impermanent, short-term, rapid, quick, swift, rushed; literary fugacious. ANTONYMS lasting. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD fleeting, transient, transitory, ephemeral See transient . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fleeting

fl é et ing 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗つかの間の, はかない, 長くは続かない (brief ); ちらっと [ちょっと, さっと ]した 〈動作など 〉; さっと通り過ぎる 〈人 物 〉▸ for a fleeting moment ほんの一瞬 ▸ catch a fleeting glimpse of A Aをちらっと見る ～ly 副詞