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Meaning of 'fugacious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fugacious [ a.]
- Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile.
- Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual.

Meaning of 'fugacious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fugacious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lasting a very short time
Example in sentence:
  • a passing fancy;
  • fugacious blossoms;
  • love is transitory but it is eternal;
  • the ephemeral joys of childhood;
  • youth's transient beauty

Nearby Words:

fuga fugaciousness fugacity fugacy fugato fugh fughetta fugitive fugitively fugitiveness

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