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21momentary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. simultaneous, immediate (see instantaneity). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fleeting, flying, quick, summary, passing, flitting, flashing, transient, evanescent, fugitive, impermanent, shifting,… …
22temporary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impermanent, irregular, seasonal, provisional, momentary, brief, fleeting, transitory; stopgap, makeshift, ersatz. See transientness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. transitory, transient, fleeting,… …
23Transientness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Short duration. < N PARAG:Transientness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 transience transience transientness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 evanescence evanescence impermanence fugacity caducity mortality span Sgm: N 1 …
24fugacity — noun 1. the tendency of a gas to expand or escape • Hypernyms: ↑physical property 2. the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) • Syn: ↑fugaciousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑fugacious ( …
25fu|ga´cious|ness — fu|ga|cious «fyoo GAY shuhs», adjective. 1. passing quickly; tending to flee; fleeting; transitory: »the fugacious nature of life and time (Harriet Martineau). SYNONYM(S): transient, fugitive, evanescent. 2. Botany. falling or fading early: »If… …
26fu|ga´cious|ly — fu|ga|cious «fyoo GAY shuhs», adjective. 1. passing quickly; tending to flee; fleeting; transitory: »the fugacious nature of life and time (Harriet Martineau). SYNONYM(S): transient, fugitive, evanescent. 2. Botany. falling or fading early: »If… …
27fu|ga|cious — «fyoo GAY shuhs», adjective. 1. passing quickly; tending to flee; fleeting; transitory: »the fugacious nature of life and time (Harriet Martineau). SYNONYM(S): transient, fugitive, evanescent. 2. Botany. falling or fading early: »If the calyx… …
28Fugacity — Fu*gac i*ty, a. [L fugacitas: cf. F. fugacit[ e].] 1. The quality of being fugacious; fugaclousness; volatility; as, fugacity of spirits. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Uncertainty; instability. Johnson. [1913 Webster] …
29Fugitive — Fu gi*tive, a. [OE. fugitif, F. fugitif, fr. L. fugitivus, fr. fugere to flee. See {Bow} to bend, and cf. {Feverfew}.] 1. Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a …
30Fugitive compositions — Fugitive Fu gi*tive, a. [OE. fugitif, F. fugitif, fr. L. fugitivus, fr. fugere to flee. See {Bow} to bend, and cf. {Feverfew}.] 1. Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive …
