Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Passing quickly; ephemeral.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Passing rapidly; hastening away; transient; not durable: as, the fleeting hours or moments.
- Synonyms Transitory, etc. See
transient .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Passing quickly . - verb Present participle of
fleet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lasting for a markedly brief time
Etymologies
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Examples
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His rivals have criticized him for failing to convene a meeting of the panel, using that fact to highlight what they call fleeting foreign policy experience.
A Rare Day in the Limelight - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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His rivals have criticized him for failing to convene a meeting of the panel, using that fact to highlight what they call fleeting foreign policy experience.
A Rare Day in the Limelight - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Just exuberant bliss, he supposed, an expression of fleeting pleasure, not really a binding declaration.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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And I think the older we get, the more we cherish these times together, knowing how few and far between they are, and how fleeting is our time on this earth.
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Just exuberant bliss, he supposed, an expression of fleeting pleasure, not really a binding declaration.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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Just exuberant bliss, he supposed, an expression of fleeting pleasure, not really a binding declaration.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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Just exuberant bliss, he supposed, an expression of fleeting pleasure, not really a binding declaration.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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And I think the older we get, the more we cherish these times together, knowing how few and far between they are, and how fleeting is our time on this earth.
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Just exuberant bliss, he supposed, an expression of fleeting pleasure, not really a binding declaration.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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Just exuberant bliss, he supposed, an expression of fleeting pleasure, not really a binding declaration.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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