English Explanatory Dictionary

moment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A particular point, or relatively small region.
  2. A particular point of space; a spot.
  3. A particular point of time; an instant.
  4. A brief, unspecified amount of time.
  5. Weight or importance.
  6. Ellipsis of moment of force.
  7. A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
  8. A petit mal episode; such a spell.
  9. A fit; a brief tantrum.
  10. An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
  11. A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.
  12. An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/momən(ʔ)/ /ˈməʊmənt/ /ˈmoʊmənt/ /ˈmolmɛnt/ /ˈmʌo̞mən/ en-us-moment.ogg /mɵˈmɛɳʈ/ /mʊˈmɛɳʈ/ /ˈmoməɳʈ/ /ˈmumənʈ/

Word forms

moment moments

Etymology

From Middle English moment, from Old French moment, from Latin mōmentum. Doublet of momentum and movement.

Synonyms

bat of an eye bit blink of an eye crack eyeblink flash glimpse half a mo instant jiff jiffy jot minute mo moment New York minute New York second no time sec second span split-second spurt stound tick trice twink twinkle twinkling while point spot juncture occasion point in time sith time torque

Antonyms

aeon age blue moon eon forever

Related words

torque in two shakes Planck time ephemeral temporarily transience

Derived words

aha! moment aha moment any moment now at a moment's notice at any given moment at the last moment at the moment at this moment in time big-lipped alligator moment blonde moment blond moment branding moment bruh moment by the moment Ceausescu moment Ceaușescu moment central moment Condor moment defining moment dipole moment driveway moment eureka moment flashbulb moment for the moment moment to moment this moment on Hallmark moment have a moment having a moment heated gamer moment heated gaming moment Hollywood moment in the heat of the moment in the moment iPhone moment Kodak moment last moment light-bulb moment live in the moment London moment macaca moment magic moment magnetic moment man of the moment mask-off moment melting moment Minsky moment Mintie moment moist moment moment arm momentary moment by moment momentful moment-generating function moment in the sun momentless momently moment magnitude scale moment of clarity moment of force
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