Fleeting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

disappear gradually

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈiːɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈiːtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈiːtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈiːɾɪŋ/.

Examples

The hummingbird flitted among the branches
The pain eventually passed off
a fleeting glance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fleet blow over flutter pass off pass flit momentaneous dart evanesce fade momentary fugitive

Parts of Speech

verb	move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart “The hummingbird flitted among the branches”
verb	disappear gradually “The pain eventually passed off”
adjective	lasting for a markedly brief time “a fleeting glance”

Word Forms

flit	noun	a sudden quick movement
flutter	noun	the act of moving back and forth
dart	noun	a sudden quick movement
evanescent	adjective	tending to vanish like vapor
evanescence	noun	the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
passing	noun	the end of something
fleetingness	noun	the property of lasting for a very short time
moment	noun	an indefinitely short time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

flüchtig

bewegen Sie sich schnell und leichtfüßig; Skim oder Dart

🇫🇷French

fugace

avancez rapidement et légèrement; écrémé ou dard

🇪🇸Spanish

fugaz

avanzar rápida y ligeramente; rozar o lanzar

🇮🇹Italian

fugace

procedere rapidamente e con leggerezza; scremare o dardo

🇳🇱Dutch

vluchtig

beweeg snel en licht; scheren of darten

🇵🇹Portuguese

fugaz

mova-se rápida e levemente; deslizar ou dardo

🇷🇺Russian

мимолетный

двигаться быстро и легко; скользить или дротик

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्षणभंगुर

तेजी से और हल्के ढंग से आगे बढ़ें; स्किम या डार्ट

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষণস্থায়ী

দ্রুত এবং হালকাভাবে এগিয়ে যান; স্কিম বা ডার্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

விரைவான

விரைவாகவும் லேசாகவும் செல்லுங்கள்; ஸ்கிம் அல்லது டார்ட்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షణికమైన

వేగంగా మరియు తేలికగా కదలండి; స్కిమ్ లేదా డార్ట్

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षणभंगुर

वेगाने आणि हलके हलवा; स्किम किंवा डार्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્ષણિક

ઝડપથી અને હળવાશથી આગળ વધો; સ્કિમ અથવા ડાર્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷಣಿಕ

ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಲಘುವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸು; ಸ್ಕಿಮ್ ಅಥವಾ ಡಾರ್ಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷണികമായ

വേഗത്തിലും ലഘുവിലും നീങ്ങുക; സ്കിം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഡാർട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਾਈ

ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਹਲਕੇ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੋ; ਸਕਿਮ ਜਾਂ ਡਾਰਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

عارضی

تیزی سے اور ہلکے سے آگے بڑھنا؛ سکم یا ڈارٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

稍纵即逝的

快速而轻快地移动；撇去或飞镖

🇯🇵Japanese

つかの間の

素早く軽快に進みます。スキムまたはダーツ

🇰🇷Korean

덧없는

빠르고 가볍게 이동하세요. 탈지 또는 다트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thoáng qua

di chuyển nhanh chóng và nhẹ nhàng; lướt hoặc phi tiêu

🇹🇭Thai

หายวับไป

เคลื่อนตัวไปอย่างรวดเร็วและเบา; หางหรือโผ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sekilas

bergerak dengan cepat dan ringan; skim atau dart

🇵🇭Filipino

panandalian

gumalaw nang mabilis at magaan; skim o dart

🇲🇾Malay

sekejap

bergerak dengan pantas dan ringan; skim atau dart

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عابرة

التحرك بسرعة وخفة. المقشود أو السهام

🇮🇷Persian

زودگذر

حرکت سریع و سبک؛ اسکیم یا دارت

🇹🇷Turkish

geçici

hızlı ve hafif bir şekilde ilerleyin; süzme veya dart

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹלֵף

לנוע במהירות ובקלות; רפרוף או חץ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fleeting'?

The primary meaning of 'fleeting' is 'move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart'.

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Using 'fleeting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fleeting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fleeting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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