fleeting C2+ Topic:Time US /ˈfliːtɪŋ/ UK /ˈfliːtɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lasting only a very short time; passing swiftly They shared a fleeting glance before the train pulled away. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lasting only a very short... transientephemeralmomentarybriefpassingshort-livedevanescent ↔ Opposites lastingpermanentenduringperpetualeternal Word family Derived forms fleetinglyfleetingness Related forms fleetfleetinglyfleetingness Etymology AI details Present participle of the verb fleet ('to glide away, pass swiftly'), from Old English flēotan ('to float, swim, glide'). flēotan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fleeting **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfliːtɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfliːtɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. lasting only a very short time; passing swiftly ## Examples - They shared a fleeting glance before the train pulled away. ## Synonyms - transient - ephemeral - momentary - brief - passing - short-lived - evanescent ## Antonyms - lasting - permanent - enduring - perpetual - eternal ## Derived Forms - fleetingly - fleetingness ## Related Forms - fleet - fleetingly - fleetingness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: flēotan ## Etymology Present participle of the verb fleet ('to glide away, pass swiftly'), from Old English flēotan ('to float, swim, glide'). ## AI Etymology Fleeting is present participle of the verb fleet ('to glide away, pass swiftly'), from Old English flēotan ('to float, swim, glide'). In present-day use, it means lasting only a very short time; passing swiftly. Derived formations include fleetingly and fleetingness. Related vocabulary includes fleet, fleetingly, and fleetingness. ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown