English Explanatory Dictionary

fleeting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Passing quickly; of short duration.
  2. That which flees, especially quickly; fugitive.
noun
  1. An automatic operation mode of an absolute signal that reserves a route for several trains following one another, without the need for dispatcher to re-set the route for each train.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of fleet

Pronunciation

/ˈfliːtɪŋ/ en-us-fleeting.ogg

Word forms

fleeting more fleeting most fleeting

Etymology

From Middle English fleten (“to float”), from Old English flēotan (“to float”), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-. By surface analysis, fleet + -ing.

Synonyms

transient ephemeral fugacious earthly brief deciduous evanescent fleeting flying fugitive instant momentary passing perishable quick seasonable short short-lived temporary transitive transitory volatile whilend worldly runaway fleer

Derived words

fleetingly fleetingness fleeting note unfleeting
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