What does fleeting mean?
Below you will find the definition, sentence structure, synonyms, and antonyms for the word fleeting.
Definition
Fleeting means lasting for a short time, passing quickly. Fleeting is an adjective used to describe a specific time, visit, or movement. Fleeting derives from Old English and Germanic languages.
Sentence Examples
We paid a fleeting visit to Europe.
The witnesses only caught a fleeting image of the hit and run.
For one fleeting moment, Alex was ahead in the race.
Their childhood was just a fleeting moment in time.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Fleeting
Synonyms: quick, brisk, short, sudden, rapid, fly-by-night.
Antonyms: lasting, permanent, eternal, forever
Fleeting meaning....
Fleeting means briefly, it last for a very short time period.
She saw the sunburst in a fleeting second.
He saw her smile through her pain in fleeting second.
The wind blew away her face veil but for a fleeting moment
short or quick
Synonyms
evanescent formal
fugitive (TEMPORARY) formal
transient formal
transitory formal
a fleeting glimpse
This is just a fleeting visit.
lasting only for an extremely short period of time like briefly used especially when someone wishes that something had been able to last longer
high school days was a fleeting day I wish I could be again there
using as short lived
shoet period of good times