fleeting Definition

fleet²
verb

intr
fleeted, fleeting
1. To flit or pass swiftly.

Example: The clouds were fleeting across the sky

adj

1. poetic
Swift; rapid.
Example: fleet of foot

Derivative: fleetness
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon fleotan to float.

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fleeting
adj

1. Passing swiftly; brief; short-lived.

Example: a fleeting smile
Thesaurus: brief, momentary, transient, flitting, passing, ephemeral, temporary, vanishing, short-lived, fugitive, transitory; Antonym: lasting, permanent.

Derivative: fleetingly
adverb